Urban
‘I’ll focus on completing all physical structures in next four years’
The government recently appointed Govinda Raj Pokharel as Chief Executive Officer of National Reconstruction Authority — the prime minister-led body to coordinate post-earthquake reconstruction works with implementing agencies under various ministries and development partners. It has been nearly two years since the devastating earthquake of April 25, 2015, however, individual houses damaged by the earthquake are yet to be built. The government has distributed the first instalment of reconstruction aid worth Rs 50,000 each to 505,272 households or 81 per cent of the total beneficiary households in 14 severely affected districts. Reconstruction of other earthquake ravaged public structures — schools, health posts, government buildings, drinking water supply projects, roads, bridges and heritage sites — is yet to gather pace. Pushpa Raj Acharya of The Himalayan Times caught up with Pokharel to learn what the authority is doing to accelerate post earthquake reconstruction works. Excerpts:
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City centers across Nepal are replicating the chaos, mayhem and unplanned development of Kathmandu
On a recent trip to Kamalpokhari, I noticed new construction underway alongside the pond, which apparently belongs to a club. Thereafter, on my trip to Swayambhu, I noticed that multiple new structures had emerged in the parking area and by the roadside.
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REPUBLICA
KATHMANDU, July 5 : In a bid to encourage city dwellers not to keep the underage children as domestic helps, municipalities across the country will launch ´green flag campaign´. In the campaign, the municipalities will provide green flag to the households ´free of child labor´.
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