KATHMANDU, Sept 12: Residents of Tinkar village in Darchula have raised Rs 134,211 for survivors of the Rasuwa floods, while also seeking greater government attention to their remote community, according to a press release.
The donation was handed over to Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle on Friday evening for the Prime Minister’s Disaster Relief Fund, the press release said.
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The campaign was launched on August 29 by Kamna Tinkari through a WhatsApp group used by Tinkar residents. Tinkaris living in Darchula, Kathmandu, India and abroad contributed to the campaign, including daughters of Tinkar residents married in India.
According to the press release, the initiative was also driven by the community’s own experience with floods and limited government attention. Residents said Tinkar has repeatedly suffered flood damage, with locals often rebuilding damaged roads themselves.
Tinkar, located in Ward 1 of Byas Rural Municipality, has around 70 households and is home to the Rung community. The village lies near the tri-junction of Nepal, India and China and has no direct road or foot trail connecting it with district headquarters Khalanga.
The press release said the donation was intended not only to support Rasuwa flood survivors but also to highlight Tinkar’s basic infrastructure needs, disaster vulnerability, culture and tourism potential.
“Just because we are geographically far from Kathmandu, it doesn’t mean we have to be far or sidelined from national civic space too,” Kamna said, according to the press release.
