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Two mild tremors were felt today in Kathmandu and surrounding areas affected by the April 25 earthquake that killed nearly 9,000 people in Nepal.
A tremor measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale was recorded at 2.47 pm with epicentre in the Kathmandu—Lalitpur—Makawanpur area, according to the National Seismological Centre.
Another tremor measuring 4.2 was recorded at 11.10 am with epicentre at Dolakha. No casualties were reported.
With this, a total of 248 aftershocks of over 4 magnitudes were recorded since the April 25 earthquake.
Meanwhile, the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB), a private—public partnership for promoting tourism, has handed over Rs 50 million to the Prime Minister’s Earthquake Relief Fund for carrying out rehabilitation and reconstruction works in the aftermath of the devastating quake.
The NTB has assured seed money of Rs 100 million for renovation and reconstruction of various tourist places and historical and cultural heritage sites damaged by the quake.
Also, the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) has pledged a further £10 million so that children can be immunised, women can deliver babies safely and work can commence on rebuilding up to 1,000 damaged health facilities, the UK Embassy here said.
DFID is also reallocating support to the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) to provide around 15,000 dignity kits to women and girls affected by the earthquake.
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