Kathmandu, Aug. 28 -- Nepal's Prime Minister Balendra Shah and his council of ministers on Friday decided to deposit a month of their salaries to Prime Minister's Disaster Relief Fund in the wake of devastating floods in the country.

The decision was announced in a Facebook Post by the PMO, following the cabinet meeting today.

The cabinet also approved the Krishi Samagri Company Limited to purchase 25,000 metric tons of DAP fertiliser from India through G2G procurement.

The cabinet has directed the Finance Ministry to prepare a relief and rehabilitation package for individuals and business organisations affected by the floods.

The PMO stated, "The government has decided to deposit one month's salary/wages of all members of the Prime M...