The Nepal Taiwan Association has donated Rs 3,204,465 to the Prime Minister's Natural Disaster Rescue and Relief Fund to support victims of the Bhote Koshi flood. The association handed over a dummy cheque to Minister for Youth, Labour and Employment Ramji Yadav at the ministry in Kathmandu on Friday, and said the amount raised from Nepalis living in Taiwan had been deposited into the fund's bank account.
Donation handed over in Kathmandu
The cheque handover formally presented the association's contribution to the relief fund. Yadav received the dummy cheque at the ministry, where the association conveyed the donation for people affected by the flood. The contribution totals Rs 3,204,465, or more than Rs 3.2 million.
Although a dummy cheque was used for the handover, the money was not merely pledged: the association said it had already deposited the amount into the fund's bank account. The donation was collected from Nepalis living in Taiwan and transferred to the government fund designated for natural-disaster rescue and relief.
The arrangement links contributions raised among the Nepali community in Taiwan with a public relief channel in Nepal. The association made the donation on behalf of those contributors, with the stated purpose of supporting victims of the Bhote Koshi flood.
Funds directed to Bhote Koshi flood response
The money has been given to the Prime Minister's Natural Disaster Rescue and Relief Fund for flood victims. The stated purpose of the contribution is therefore tied to relief for people affected by the Bhote Koshi flooding, rather than to a general donation without a specified disaster-related purpose.
The donation announcement did not provide details on how many individuals contributed, how the funds will be allocated, or when assistance will reach affected households. It also did not specify the exact relief items or services that will be supported by the money. The confirmed details are the total amount, its source among Nepalis living in Taiwan, its deposit into the fund's account and its intended connection to Bhote Koshi flood victims.
Contribution from Nepalis living in Taiwan
The contribution brings together funds collected from Nepalis residing in Taiwan and channels them to a relief fund in Nepal. The association's handover to Minister Yadav provided a public point of transfer, while the deposit into the account ensured that the stated donation was placed in the fund itself.
The donation adds a diaspora-raised contribution to the relief effort for those affected by the Bhote Koshi flood. With Rs 3,204,465 deposited, the association's support is recorded as a specific financial contribution for disaster relief. No further details about the fundraising campaign or the eventual distribution of the funds were provided in the announcement.
