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Cabinet declares flood-hit areas of Gorkha, Baglung and Dhading crisis zones

The Cabinet declared flood-hit local levels in three districts disaster crisis zones and set monthly cash support for displaced families. The energy minister decided to give private firms letters of intent for power trade, and NEPSE rose before the Dashain break.

• The Cabinet declared flood- and landslide-hit local levels in Gorkha, Baglung and Dhading disaster crisis zones for three months on Friday.
• Families who leave holding centres for private housing are to get Rs 15,000 a month for up to six months, OnlineKhabar reported.
• Energy Minister Biraj Bhakta Shrestha decided to issue letters of intent that let private companies prepare for cross-border power trade, OnlineKhabar English reported.