45 Percent of Destroyed Houses Rebuilt in 3 Years Since 2015 quakes

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45 Percent of Destroyed Houses Rebuilt in 3 Years Since 2015 quakes

December 26: Almost 45 percent of houses destroyed by the devastating quakes of 2015 have been rebuilt in three years since the disaster. The National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) made such announcement while unveiling its progress report on post-earthquake reconstruction and rehabilitation on the third anniversary of its establishment on Tuesday, December 25.

Out of 742,135 quake victims with whom the NRA has signed agreements, 337,319 have completed rebuilding their houses while 233,343 houses are currently under construction, said the NRA.

The NRA said in a statement that there has been 77 percent progress in the reconstruction of private housing, out of which 45 percent houses have already been completed while 32 percent houses are currently under construction.

Similarly, the statement says that 80 percent progress has been made in the reconstruction of the educational institutions. As per the available data, 55 percent of the schools have already been reconstructed while 25 percent of them are currently under construction. Out of the 7,553 damaged schools, 4,172 have been reconstructed while 1,921 are under construction.

Likewise, 66 percent progress has been made in the rebuilding of health institutions, 95 percent in government buildings, 54 percent in security sector buildings and 68 percent in the cultural heritage sites.

“We are on the right track to complete the reconstruction of private housing within this fiscal year,” said Sushil Gyewali, the CEO of the NRA. “As many structures are currently under construction, we are working towards achieving the goal of completing the rebuilding task within the next two years.”

CEO Gyewali told journalists that the NRA is also giving utmost priority to the economic and social rehabilitation, along with the reconstruction of houses.

 

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