DAO Chitwan urges not to raise fund arbitrarily for COVID-19 cause

CHITWAN, May 23: The District Administration Office (DAO), Chitwan has urged one and all not to launch fundraising campaign on their own for COVID-19 cause. 

Issuing a notice here today, the DAO Chitwan expressed its concern over the fundraising campaign being run by individuals and organizations through various medium for the purpose of providing support to COVID-19 patients.

“We have received complaints that some organizations have set up COVID-19 fund arbitrarily and have been collecting funds. We would like to urge them to collect the fund through one-door process. If anyone likes to donate for COVID-19 case, please do it under the one-door policy,” appeals the notice. 

Those willing to contribute to COVID-19 cause could donate by depositing money in the bank account opened at the Rastriya Banijya Bank’s Singha Durbar Branch. The account number to do the same is 196000001101, the DAO said in notice.

The DAO, Chitwan has also informed that the infection rate and hospitalization rate in the Chitwan district was increasing lately.