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NRA CEO Pokharel urges acceleration of post-quake reconstruction

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Gorkha, June 3: Nepal Reconstruction Authority (NRA) CEO Prof Dr Govinda Pokharel has urged the newly elected representatives of the 11 local level units in Gorkha district to expedite the post-quake reconstruction works.
At a discussion held among the people’s representatives in Gorkha on Friday, CEO Pokharel took stock of the issues facing the reconstruction of the quake-damaged private and public houses as well as resettlement of the quake-survivors in the district.
Pokharel lso assured the newly elected representatives for the NRA’s technical experts and economic assistance for helping build the quake-resilient houses.
Stating that the NRA would provide reconstruction aid for those families whose houses sustained damages in the 7.6 magnitude quake on April 25, 2015, he added those remaining to be enlisted in the beneficiary list, would be provided the reconstruction aid.
The NRA recently deployed a team of 13 female engineers to two worst hit districts for assessing details of the damages of those left out to be enlisted in that list.
The NRA is to send more technical experts to rest of other districts affected by the quake.
Also, speaking at the programme NRA member Hari Ram Parajuli shared that the second and the third installment of the reconstruction aid.
Similarly, Chief District Officer Jitendra Basnet underscored expediting the reconstruction works before the monsoon that tentatively starts on June 10.
A total of 49 households have received the third installment of the reconstruction aid while 3,493 have demanded the second installment in the Gorkha district having the epicenter of the Gorkha Earthquake.
It was also shared that altogether 53,497 have received the first installment of reconstruction aid. RSS