Compensation to families of deceased in Panchthar explosion, free treatment to injured

By TRN Online, Kathmandu, Sept.11: The government has announced to give relief of Rs 500,000 to each family of the deceased in a grenade explosion at Dandagau of Phalelung Rural Municipality-5, Panchthar.

The Minister of Health and Population (MoHP) Pradip Paudel said that a cabinet meeting held on Monday decided to provide relief to the families of victims.

The explosion, which occurred on August 29, claimed the lives of 11-year-old Dipson Sawa and two-and-a-half-year-old Prinsa Sawa. The explosion occurred when a handmade socket bomb from the conflict period detonated.

The government has committed to cover the treatment costs for 10-year-old Pawan Rai and seven-year-old Dipson Rai, both injured by an abandoned war-era bomb.

Currently, Pawan and Dipson are receiving care at the Burn Hospital in Kirtipur.