Mahottari, April 25
Around 150 families of Muslim settlements affected by the fire mishap in Matihani-6 of Mahottari are awaiting relief. They are in dire need of immediate relief. The families had gone through a painful situation after a fire gutted 105 houses in their settlement on Wednesday.
The fire spread from the house of Maimun Khatun lately turned 105 houses of Jhurmutta settlement into ashes. The survivor families have voiced their complaints about not receiving any aid while the District Administration Office said efforts were underway to collect and distribute relief materials to the victims.
Chief District Officer Shivaram Gelal, also the chairperson of the District Disaster Management Committee, has appealed for help. The emergency executive meeting of Matihani Municipality has decided to immediately provide ready-to-eat food, grains and tarpaulin to the affected families.
At present, the people’s representatives, including the mayor, and the office employees are engaged in distributing relief materials. Nepal Red Cross Society Mahottari branch has provided utensils to the affected families. President of Mahottari Red Cross Branch, Dipak Mishra, said they have engaged their efforts for extending support to the fire victim families
