Kathmandu, May 28: The company
assigned to rebuild Dharhara, the iconic tower that collapsed in the 2015
Gorkha Earthquake, has started the 'raft foundation' work.
Project Manager of the
GIETC-Raman JV, the contractor, Shyam Chandra Shrestha said that the
construction work had been moving ahead with the desired speed and schedule.
He said that the company could work even faster
if the local people extended required support.
Chief Executive Officer of the National
Reconstruction Authority (NRA) Sushil Gyawali made an inspection of the
construction work on Tuesday afternoon and said that the progress was
satisfactory.
He said that the NRA was coordinating with the
locals and expected more cooperation from them as they would get maximum
benefit from the reconstruction.
The company is building Dharhara at a cost of
Rs. 3.45 billion. There will be a 22-storey tower and extended infrastructure.
Bhimsen Thapa, the first Prime Minister of modern Nepal, had built the
tower in 1832. The 9-storey structure had 213 steps in its spiral staircase to
the top and a balcony on the seventh storey.
About 160 people were killed when the Dharhara collapsed after the 7.9
magnitude earthquake brought the tower down. The Dharahara is also known as
Bhimsen Stambha.
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