Sindhupalchowk district was completely transformed into a pile of rubbles when the catastrophic earthquake struck the country last April. Seeing the utter destruction of the settlement, film artists Sitaram Kattel aka Dhurmus and his wife Kunjana Ghimire ‘Suntali’ had initiated the construction of integrated settlements court action from the locals.
The couple appealed support for their constructions efforts through their Dhurmus-Suntali Foundation. Public backed their noble initiative and donated whatever little they could make a difference. As the saying goes, little drops of water make mighty ocean. Average amount of donations of Rs 5, Rs 10, and Rs 50 eventually accumulated to millions of rupees that aided tremendously in the reconstruction undertakings.
Youths, students, industrialists, artists, employees very well as politicians supported the efforts by contributing free labor. Even foreigners joined hands, either through free labor contribution or donations.
The initiation led by Dhurmus-Suntali Foundation paid off given that devastated settlement was constructed within a couple of months. The foundation is preparing to surrender the 67 reconstructed houses to the quake victims on Friday. Most belonging to the victims of spot are from the Tamang community.
President Bidya Devi Bhandari will be attending the handover program of Giranchaur settlement of Melamchi Municipality-8. Likewise, popular film artists Madan Krishna Shrestha and Hari Bansha Acharya, popularly known as ‘Maha Jodi’, are additionally attending the perform.
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