Tanahun, May 26 -- While most local units in the country are providing relief packages to impoverished families affected by the nationwide lockdown, a local unit in Tanahun has chosen to provide jobs to those hit hardest during the pandemic.

Bandipur Rural Municipality in Tanahun has created employment opportunities for those in need instead of directly providing them with relief packages. The local body has employed the needy families to construct the Mukundeshwari-Ramkot Cycle Lane and have advised them to maintain physical distance while at work.

"We deployed 26 people from Ward Numbers 2 and 3 last week to construct the cycle lane. The workers are chosen under the Prime Minister Employment Programme as per the list of unemployed peo...