Government constructing 82 community shelters

Kathmandu, June 17: The government has expedited the construction of temporary community shelters in the districts which were severely hit by the devastating earthquake in April and May last year.

Deputy-spokesperson of the National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) Dr. Bhishma Kumar Bhushal informed that the Central Programme Implementation Unit at the Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) and Nepalese Army had been constructing 82 community shelters in the 11 worst-hit districts.

The MoUD is constructing 46 shelters and NA is working on 36 community shelter projects while 4 projects are under tendering process.

“The government is constructing shelters as per the decision of the respective district’s Disaster Relief Committee and demands of the people,” read a press statement issued by the reconstruction body.

The shelter construction projects are running in Dhading, Nuwakot, Rasuwa, Sindhupalchowk, Kavre, Dolakha, Ramechhap, Sindhuli, Makwanpur, Okhaldhunga and Gorakha district.

Meanwhile, the NRA informed that the first installment of the house reconstruction grant, Rs. 50,000, had been deposited into the bank account of the families who lost their house in the tremors.

“Rs. 224 million has been deposited into the bank account of 4,497 households,” said the NRA.

It has forged housing grant agreement with 112,313 households by Wednesday.