Rasuwa, Sept. 2 -- Nepal Health Minister Nisha Mehta on Wednesday (local time) said India has been providing assistance to Nepal in managing the bodies of those killed in the floods, including through DNA testing and support for setting up a laboratory for DNA management.

She said Nepal and India share a close relationship and that India has stood by Nepal during both difficult and favourable times.

Speaking to ANI, Mehta said, "The relationship of our country and India is always like 'Roti-Beti'. So they are always with us in all our... in our good situations also, and at the same time in our bad situations also. They are always with us like a brotherhood, or you can say a sisterhood or a family relationship. So we are in pain; obvious...