In 2008, the bursting of Sapta Koshi River resulted in extreme levels of flooding in many areas of Sunsari District in Eastern Nepal. UN Habitat in partnership with Lumanti worked to rehabilitate the landless flood victims within framework of Koshi Early Recovery Project (KERP) led by the government. The rehabilitation or the shelter project was a partnership program among the government, UN Habitat/UNDP, Lumanti and the local organizations and the communities.  The government had purchased land for the resettlement, UNHabitat/UNDP provided fund for the housing construction.  Some additional support for the housing was also contributed by ACHR. The fund for investment in WASH facilities was provided by BASF, a long-standing partner of UN-Habitat with additional support from Water Supply and Sanitation Division Office (WSSDO).  A total of  235 individual bamboo housing units were constructed and rehabilitated the families from  5 wards of two VDCs Haripur and Shreepur, in Sunsari District with total population of 1432.