60 percent quake-damaged houses to be constructed by monsoon

GULMI, Jan 3: Chief Executive Officer of the National Reconstruction Authority (NRA), Yubraj Bhusal, has said that construction of houses of 60 per cent earthquake survivors would be completed by coming monsoon.

“Earthquake survivors are excited and reconstruction task has taken momentum after technicians reached at all rural municipalities and municipalities. 60 percent of the quake damaged houses will be constructed by the coming monsoon,” said Bhusal at an interaction program with beneficiaries, local people’s representatives, political parties and local media.

CEO Bhusal arrived in the district on a on a week-long visit along with a team of NRA for onsite observation with an objective of resolving problems of earthquake survivors.

He further said that the NRA is going to reconsider regarding how to address the problems as some earthquake survivors have already constructed house at their own style after the technicians were delayed in reaching at some places on time.

Bhusal further said that they during the monitoring saw lack of workers for the construction of houses at some places.

Similarly, Program Officer at the District Coordination Committee, Shanker Prasad Gautam, informed that out of 4,144 earthquake survivors enlisted in the list of beneficiary in the district, 3,568 people have already taken first tranche amount so far. RSS