Karnahs quake hit orphans still await cash relief under NCSV scheme
The October 8, 2005 earthquake wrecked havoc on life and property in the bordering area of Karnah. Three years after the natural disaster hit Karnah villages, at least 99 children rendered orphans are still awaiting cash relief compensation announced by the union government under National Calamity Scheme for Victims (NCSV) scheme. To rehabilitate the victimised children and enable them to continue with their education, the union government under the scheme had announced a cash relief of Rs five lakh each in favour of the children whose parents died in the quake and