Jajarkot, Jan 20: A total of 27,091 people have received the first installment of grant support for temporary housing in Jajarkot. 

Out of 42,524 survivors, 27,091 victims have received the first installment, according to a statement issued by the District Administration Office.

Altogether 4,642 of the 6,634 suvivors of Bheri Municipality, 7,150 of 8907 of Nalgad Municipality, 2,188 out of 8,205 in Chedagad have received the grant assistance, said Administrative Officer of the District Administration Office, Harishchandra Sharma.

In Barekot, out of 5,586, 4,687 and among 5,287 families of Kushe rural municipality, 4,154 families have received the first installment of temporary housing grant assistance.

Similarly, the first installment has been provided to 1,113 families out of 5,406 in Junichande Rural Municipality. The first installment has been provided to 3,147 families out of 3,309 survivor families in Shivalaya Rural Municipality.

Currently, only 10,159 families are living in temporary structures, with 32,365 families still living under tents.