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India to Grant Nepal $250Mln for Post-Earthquake Relief

© REUTERS / Athit PerawongmethaLocal residents walk past collapsed buildings after Tuesday's earthquake at Singati Village, in Dolakha, Nepal, May 15, 2015
Local residents walk past collapsed buildings after Tuesday's earthquake at Singati Village, in Dolakha, Nepal, May 15, 2015 - Sputnik International
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India will grant Nepal $250 million for post-earthquake relief efforts

Nepalese children play at a relief camp for survivors of the Nepal earthquake in Kathmandu on May 26, 2015 - Sputnik International
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NEW DELHI (Sputnik) India will grant Nepal $250 million for post-earthquake relief efforts, the sides announced after meeting between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Nepalese counterpart Khadga Prasad Oli.

"MoU on utilization of US$250 million Grant component of GOI’s Assistance package for Post-earthquake reconstruction assistance," one of the seven agreements signed after the meeting and published on the Indian Foreign Ministry's website reads.

The allocated funds will be spent on rebuilding houses, healthcare, and preserving the cultural heritage of the areas most affected by the April 2015 earthquake that killed up to 9,000 and damaged millions of buildings.

In addition to financial aid, New Delhi plans to bolster road infrastructure along southeastern Nepal’s border area of Terai, as well as granting Nepal-Bangladesh transit through the Kakarbitta-Banglabandh corridor.

Oli is on his first state visit to India, which is the first Nepali prime ministerial visit to New Delhi in nearly five years. Modi traveled to the neighboring state in August 2014, the first such visit by an Indian leader in 17 years.

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