LAMJUNG, May 15 -- Naso Rural Municipality in Manang district has taken constructive steps to help impoverished Dalit families build houses.

According to Chandra Ghale, chairman of the rural municipality, the rural municipal office has helped impoverished Dalit people build safer homes. He said, "The rural municipality has allocated Rs 2 million for the programme. And the council meeting endorsed a working guideline to conduct the housing programme for impoverished Dalit families."

Officials said that they are helping people construct quake-resilient houses in accordance with the design prepared by the technical team of the rural municipality. Among 11 Dalit families, who registered to receive housing aid, only six households, who were li...