The government has allocated Rs 10 million to launch reconstruction activities at Khalanga, district headquarters of Jumla, devastated during the overnight Maoist attacks on 14 November. Home Minister Dharma Bahadur Thapa handed Rs 150,000 each to families of civilians who were killed during the attacks. Minister Thapa's visit two weeks after the attacks was the first from a senior official.

The Karnali Integrated Rural Development and Research Centre said 17 government offices had been destroyed and the local people had no access to drinking water, health services, education and telecommunications. The centre has demanded that the government launch immediate relief and rehabilitation work in this remote district.