Kathmandu, Jan 5: Minister for Home Affairs Ramesh Lekhak has said that reconstruction of physical infrastructures damaged by earthquake, and floods and landslides is progressing at a rapid pace.
Addressing the 28th meeting of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) here today, Home Minister Lekhak said that the assessment of the damage caused by the disaster and reconstruction works would be speeded up.
“Today’s meeting decided to start the disaster damage assessment (DDA) work on the damage caused by the earthquake, and floods and landslides in Doti, Bajura, Bajhang and Jajarkot and to proceed ahead with the reconstruction works in the areas where the DDA has already been carried out,” he said.
Home Minister Lekhak said that decisions have been taken on the legal and economic issues required for the reconstruction in places where the DDA has been conducted.
“The disaster risk reduction and management standards have been passed some time ago. We have approved the work procedure in this regard today. Assessment of disaster damage of Jajarkot earthquake will begin from the first week of February,” he said.
According to him, this decision shall be presented in the meeting of the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council scheduled to be held at 7 pm today at the Prime Minister’s official residence in Baluwatar. Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli will preside over this meeting.
Minister Lekhak said that the reconstruction work will be expedited after today’s council meeting takes a decision.
