GORKHA, June 27 -- Among the 526 earthquake-affected families in Gorkha who were included in the housing reconstruction aid list, 329 families have received land plots in safer locations to construct their houses.

Sixty-five households in Dharche Rural Municipality-2 recently received land ownership certificates through a mobile camp organised in the rural municipality. Puspha Ghale, an official of the Digo Samadhan Pariyojana-a project that provides technical help to the National Reconstruction Authority (NRA)-said that 265 families of Kerauja have so far received land plots in safer locations.

"Additionally, each quake-affected family living in risky settlements will receive Rs 200,000 to purchase land," Ghale said.

Ram Sharan Achary...