Jaitley flags of relief material for quake-devastated victims in Nepal

Union Finance Minister on Sunday flagged off relief material for the earthquake victims in Nepal and said that the two countries share not only share geographical proximity, but deep cultural relations as well.

"India and Nepal not only share a geographical relation, but a cultural relation as well. There is a principle of rehabilitation during such tragedies and survivors should get better quality of life in the future," he added.

Further, Nepal's ambassador to India Deep Kumar Upadhyay said that the crisis highlighted the 'heart-to-heart' relationship between people across the two borders.

"Always heard of people-to-people relation, but during this moment of crisis, I've seen hear-to-heart relations," Upadhyay said.

"Right now, we need temporary homes for more than 10,000 homeless people. We are trying to provide a composite package to people," he added.

The death toll following the devastating earth-quake that rattled the Himalayan nation of Nepal a week ago has crossed 6,600. Over 14,000 people have received injuries so far.

Fresh aftershocks were reported earlier on Satuday in Kathmandu and other areas. It created panic among the people, who scrambled for open spaces.