Nepal, Oct. 7 -- The Koshi Province government on Tuesday dispatched various relief materials for the flood and landslide-affected people in Ilam district.

Secretary at the Koshi Province Ministry of Internal Affairs and Law, Ram Prasad Acharya, said that the relief materials have been sent to the district on Nepali Army helicopters as it was not feasible to supply the aid via road transport at present.

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The provincial government has dispatched rice, lentil, potato, cooking oil, salt, turmeric and other food items as well as blankets, pillows, mattresses and tarpaulin sheets to Ilam, said Sadananda Bhattarai, an official at the Disaster Management Sect...