Tag: Earthquake reconstruction
87 earthquake-resilient houses handed to Kavrepalanchowk community
Banepa, April 19, 2017: At least 87 earthquake-resilient houses built at Pipaltar of Panchkhal Municipality in Kavrepalanchowk have been handed to a community.
The structures were...
On the path to recovery
Picture: Since the men have all left, it is the women who helped rebuild the trails to Ripchet in the Tsum Valley, providing families with...
Mountains without men
LEFT BEHIND: Even after receiving her reconstruction grant last year, Sajina Tamang (left) had to wait for months before beginning to rebuild her earthquake-damaged...
Construction of Musahar integrated settlement in full pace
Mahottari, January 21, 2017:Â Construction works of the model earthquake-resistant integrated settlement for a Musahar community in Mahottari district by the Dhurmus-Suntali Foundation are going...
41,311 houses rebuilt in quake-hit districts
Kathmandu, December 267, 2016:Â When there are no more than four months left for the country to observe the second anniversary of the Gorkha Earthquake,...
Reconstruction of health post buildings delayed
Gorkha, December 7, 2016: The reconstruction of 41 health facilities’ buildings in Gorkha has been halted since last year due to negligence of NGOs and...
India supports reconstruction of earthquake damaged school building in Gorkha
Kathmandu, November 25, 2016: India is supporting the reconstruction of a school building in Gorkha that was damaged by the earthquake last year.
Gyanveer Singh,...
Quake-destroyed homestays reopen after reconstruction
Gorkha, November 18, 2016: The 17 homestays that were flattened by last year’s devastating earthquake at its epicentre, Barpak village in Gorkha district, have been...
Sluggish rebuilding process affecting students’ future
Make-shift classrooms of Rasuwa Higher Secondary School, Dandagaun in this recent photograph.
Dandagau (Rasuwa), October 25, 2016:Â Returning to normal life was not something that...
Reconstruction grant is Dasain allowance
Picture:Â Immediately after receiving the first instalment of the housing grant, Radhika Dahal spent part of it to pay off her loan, and is planning...
Engineers to distribute grant
Government has decided to authorise engineers to distribute housing aid in those districts which lack local bodies
Kathmandu, September 30, 2016:Â Beneficiaries can now receive the...
Filling the gap
In the absence of men it’s the women who are taking up the responsibility of rebuilding houses in rural areas
On a recent visit to Makwanpur,...
Rs 50,000 likely for owners of quake-damaged houses
Kathmandu, August 31, 2016:Â The National Reconstruction Authority is mulling over providing a grant of Rs 50,000 to those whose houses require repairs and who...
INGOs spend millions on rent, vehicles but reconstruction lags
Most INGOs pay Rs 80,000 to Rs 180,000 per month to rent a flat
INGOs and UN agencies pay up to Rs 180,000...
The beginning of history
A debate between purists and pragmatists is delaying reconstruction of earthquake-damaged heritage sites
Kathmandu, August 19, 2016: Central Nepal and Kathmandu Valley are going through...
Mobile App and website to provide information on construction of quake-resistant...
Kathmandu, August 18, 2016: Realizing the need to provide guidance to the people with the reconstruction of houses, US Embassy Youth Advisory Council (USYC)...
Govt rapped for delayed reconstruction
Parliamentary debate on the appropriation bill commences
Kathmandu, June 21, 2016:Â Lawmakers of the main opposition party today vehemently criticised the government for delaying reconstruction work...
Lamjung quake victims start building homes
Lamjung, June 2, 2016:Â Sabita Gurung, a local of Ilampokhari VDC in Lamjung district, lost her house to the devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake in April...
Dhurmus-Suntali drive for model settlement.
Kathmandu, May 13: Nepal's popular comedy couple Dhurmus-Suntali are constructing earthquake-resistant integrated model houses in Tamang community at Melamchi municipality-8, Giraunchaur of earthquake worst-hit...
Reconstruction authority uses mere 9.34pc of allocated funds.
May 07,The Ministry of Finance, on February 28, gave authority to NRA to spend Rs 65 billion in the current fiscal. But NRA was...
Khumbu locals build houses on their own
Solukhumbu, May 05, 2016:Â Earthquake survivors of Khumbu region, also known as Everest region in Solukhumbu district, have started reconstruction works on their own.
Phurte Tamang...
Top UN Official to highlight Nepal’s plight at int’l forums
Kathmandu, May 02, 2016:Â Visiting United Nations Deputy Secretary General Jan Eliasson said on Sunday that he will present the plight of the Nepal's earthquake...
Let’s compete in deploying volunteers in reconstruction task: PM Oli
Kathmandu, April 27, 2016:Â Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has called on the political parties to compete in deploying volunteers in post earthquake reconstruction campaign.
At...
None of battered Sindhu rebuilt in a year
Sindhupalchok, April 27, 2016:Â When the devastating earthquakes nearly wiped out the whole of Sindhupalchok last year, no one there had probably thought that they...
