BESISAHAR: The District Disaster Management Committee, Lamjung has said that it distributed compensation of around 300,000 for the losses caused by incidents of natural disasters in the district last fiscal year.

Although the estimated loss caused by disasters was worth over Rs 10 million, the compensation was for the immediate relief, the committee said.

A total of 41 families suffered losses in the disaster-related incidents such as fire, landslide, hailstorm for which they received Rs 27,000 each, while Rs 30,000 has been provided to each of the three houses damaged by lightning.

The compensation did not cover the families who lost their members to the incidents.