Magar Association of America provides financial assistance of Rs. 3 million for flood victims
By Nati Baba Bhatta, COLORDO:- The Magar community residing in the United States has raised and handed over NPR 3.03 million in aid for the relief and rehabilitation of the victims of the Bhote Koshi floods.
Deeply saddened by the human and physical losses caused by the severe floods in their homeland, Nepal, the Magar Association of America had launched a fundraising campaign to support relief and rehabilitation efforts.
The funds were deposited into the Prime Minister’s Natural Disaster Relief Fund during the “Lamp-Lighting and Relief Fund Handover Program 2026″—held on September 28, 2026, at the central office of the Magar Association of America for victims of natural disasters—in the presence of Hon. Indira Rana Magar (former Deputy Speaker and current Member of the House of Representatives of Nepal) and Dadhiram Bhandari (Consul General at the Consulate General of Nepal in New York).
On behalf of the organization, Deep Sagar Budha Magar, President of the Magar Sangh America Central Committee, and Ratna Singh Garbuja Magar, President of the Magar Sangh America New York Chapter, handed over a symbolic check to former Deputy Speaker Rana Magar and Consul General Bhandari. Magar Sangh America and its affiliated chapters had collected the funds from well-wishers.
Consul General Dadhiram Bhandari expressed his gratitude to the Magar Association of America and all contributing donors for mobilizing support and contributing to the relief fund for those affected in the motherland during this tragic time of disaster. Recalling how, just three days after the natural disaster struck Nepal, the Consulate General in New York had organized a program appealing to all Nepali organizations to raise financial aid, he acknowledged with appreciation the Magar Association of America’s significant fundraising efforts, which served to help heal the wounds of the motherland.
Similarly, Honorable Indira Rana Magar expressed her gratitude to the Magar Association of America for the financial assistance provided for relief and rehabilitation efforts following this unimaginable natural disaster, which caused immense loss of life and property. Addressing the ceremony, she thanked everyone who extended support and showed goodwill toward Nepal after the floods. Noting that such assistance would significantly bolster the government’s relief and rehabilitation campaign, she assured that the funds would be utilized in a responsible and appropriate manner.
Dip Sagar Budha Magar, President of the Central Committee of Magar Sangh America, recalled that since its inception, the organization has consistently stood by affected citizens during every disaster in the motherland, Nepal, providing substantial financial assistance; he assured that such support would continue in the future. Expressing gratitude to all Magars residing in the US who contributed to the campaign, he emphasized the need for flood-affected families to receive relief and rehabilitation support as soon as possible.
Magar Sangh America was established in New York on March 28, 2004, with the objective of uniting all Magars—both Nepalis and those of Nepali origin—scattered across the United States under a single umbrella organization. The association aims to foster mutual interaction and cooperation while preserving and promoting the language, attire, cultural heritage, rituals, and traditions of the Magar community—which embodies unity in diversity—and to coordinate and collaborate with other Nepali communities in the U.S.
Currently, the Magar Sangh America Central Committee and nine chapter committees under it have been formed across 12 states in the United States.
