43 percent reconstruction of private houses damaged in quake in Bhaktapur completed

Forty three percent reconstruction work of private houses in Bhaktapur district has been completed in six years after Gorkha earthquake that left over 9,000 dead and thousands of others injured. Thousands of public, government and private structures and houses were destroyed in the quake that occurred with its epicenter in Gorkha district. Of the total 29,302 destroyed private houses in the district that have to be reconstructed, reconstruction of 12,332 has been completed, said the district project implementation unit (grant management and local infrastructure), Nepal Reconstruction Authority (NRA). Of the total beneficiaries, the NRA has reached an agreement with... Read More