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Juhu youth helps NGO in re-building quake-hit houses in Nepal

The NGO will be conducting an exhibition of the traditional Nepalese art in Mumbai next month, and will feature paintings by prominent Nepalese painters. The money collected will be used for rebuilding and rehabilitation of Nepal.

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Krishna has been working with an NGO based in Nepal for the past three weeks.
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After the devastating earthquake of Nepal that affected more than three-fourth of the country, many people have come forward to help Nepal in its rebuilding process. One of them is 22-year-old Krishna Luthria, a resident of Juhu, Mumbai. Over a fortnight back, Krishna, who works in his father’s real estate company, met a friend Vedika, a Nepalese running an earthquake relief fund initiative at some of the local pubs and restaurants in Mumbai.

Krishna while speaking with iamin said, “She inspired me to go ahead and help those who were affected by the earthquakes.”

Shortly thereafter, Krishna got in touch with Buddhist Jan Adhikar Manch, an NGO based in Kathmandu. The NGO has been working in 14 districts on the outskirts of the country affected drastically. It has provided help in areas such as Sindupal Chowk, Gorkha district, and even Rasuwa which is higher up north and is not easily accessible due to frequent landslides.

After coordinating with the NGO, Krishna found himself in Kathmandu, and was stationed at Okharpouwa in Nuakot district. “The government has been building temporary shelters made of tin, but this is barely of any use as many people are made to stay inside the shelters exceeding the capacity. Our aim is to build a total of 60 houses in Nuakot,” said Krishna.

Krishna said that the houses built by the NGO are of mud and ‘tarai ka baas’. The architects not only build the houses, but at the same time teach villagers how to do so. “People from the villages have been helping in rebuilding their houses,” said Krishna.

According to the youngster, the first thing one notices when they visit post-earthquake Nepal, is fear. Recalling an incident narrated to him by a villager, Krishna spoke about a child who had been sitting outside his house for three days, as his parents lay under the rubble of the broken house. Even after three days of searching, villagers were still unable to rescue the child’s family. 

The Buddhist Jan Adhikar Manch is a privately funded NGO that has managed to raise over $160,000 through crowd funding. It aims to rebuild and rehabilitate in separate phases, along with reconstructing roads.

“I didn’t know much about how badly affected Nepal really was before I left India,” said Krishna. “But in spite of everything I have been treated well by the people here and have been made to feel at home. I simply want to do my bit to help them.” Krishna will be returning this weekend after spending three weeks in Nepal.

The Buddhist Jan Adhikar Manch will be conducting an exhibition also of the traditional Nepalese art in Mumbai next month, and will feature paintings by prominent senior and established Nepalese painters. The money collected will be used by the NGO for rebuilding and rehabilitation of Nepal. 

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