Nepal, Oct. 16 -- The Cabinet has declared five local units in Gorkha, Dhading and Baglung disaster-hit zones for three months following floods and landslides, while setting the minimum support price for wheat at Rs 4,107 per quintal for fiscal year 2026/27.

The decisions were made at a Cabinet meeting on Friday. The government also approved the 21st amendment to the Nepal Special Service Regulations, 2083, and accepted emergency grant assistance worth 298 million Japanese yen from Japan and 20 million euros from Germany.

The Cabinet declared Chumnubri, Dharche and Aarughat rural municipalities in Gorkha, Wards 1 and 2 of Tripurasundari Rural Municipality in Dhading, and Galchot and Dhorpatan municipalities in Baglung disaster-hit zone...