KATHMANDU, April 28 -- The Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) has approved the Disaster-affected Private Housing Strengthening, Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Grant Procedure-2081 BS.

The procedure classifies districts into three levels for disbursing grants in installments for reconstruction and restoration of private housing. According to the classification, the government will allocate Rs 500,000 for 15 districts in Group A, Rs 400,000 for 35 districts in Group B and Rs 300,000 for 27 districts in Group C.

According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA), districts have been classified into three groups based on geographical factors, road accessibility, cost of construction materials and labor wages...