Reconstruction work snail-paced in Kavre, Makawanpur (ht 18/04/2018)
Donors pledging huge reconstruction funds skip NRA meet, by Sangeet Sangroula (rep 17/04/2018), Donors ‘reluctant’ to submit details to NRA (rep 18/04/2018), NRA seeks transparent funding from donors (kp 18/04/2018), NRA for more transparency in donor-aided projects, by Sangeet Sangroula (rep 19/04/2018)
39.05% more housing grant beneficiaries than 2011 census data, by Bishnu Tamang (rep 16/04/2018)
Rebuilding in Makwanpur unlikely to be completed even in next 5 yrs, by Pratap Bista (kp 12/04/2018)
'NRA labels severely damaged houses as partially damaged', by Daman Rai (rep 12/04/2018)
NRA
planning to revise govt-WB agreement: Move aimed at easing the process
of extending reconstruction grants to earthquake survivors, by Rewati Sapkota (ht 12/04/2018)
India-funded post-quake housing reconstruction project starts (kp 12/04/2018)
Central project units now under NRA, by Sanjeev Giri (kp 10/03/2018)
NRA under pressure over restoring Singha Durbar (rep 10/04/2018)
Delays in rebuilding school, health facilities (kp 09/02/2018)
NRA spends Rs 102 billion in FaLgun (kp 07/04/2018)
NRA extends 2nd grant date to mid july (kp 04/04/2018)
Government ready to revise policies to ensure grant for earthquake survivors (ht 04/04/2018)
Quake-damaged buildings in Bhaktapur yet to be reconstructed (ht 03/04/2018)
More than 3,000 still living in vulnerable zone (kp 02/04/2018), Quake-ravaged school buildings yet to be reconstructed (kp 02/04/2018)
Quake-hit families who rebuilt houses on their own to get grant, by Rewati Sapkota (ht 02/04/2018)
FM says post-quake reconstruction sluggish (rep 31/03/2018), Three years on, cash crunch hinders post-quake reconstruction, by Sanjeev Giri and Chandan K. Mandal (kp 01/04/2018), 3 years on, home rebuilding by quake victims still uncertain, by Bhadra Sharma (rep 01/04/2018)
NRA plea to ease loan process (kp 28/03/2018)
Govt plans to retrofit houses in one year, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 27/03/2018), Retrofitting training for 12,000 masons, 2,000 engineers in April (rep 28/03/2018), Quake-proof: NRA has to follow through with retrofitting efforts; rhetoric alone will not suffice (kp 28/03/2018)
Malla-era town at risk following big earthquake (rep 27/03/2018)
NRA mulls setting up its own units in quake-hit districts (rep 26/03/2018)
Quake-damaged schools in Gorkha yet to be rebuilt: SEE exams being conducted under makeshift tents, by Narahari Sapkota (rep 23/03/2018)
NRA releases nearly Rs10b for private houses (kp 23/03/2018), NRA authorises CLPIU to spend Rs 9.95 billion (ht 23/03/2018), NRA
delegates spending authority to ministry: Now Ministry of Local
Development will distribute housing grant tranches to victims (rep 23/03/2018)
Water shortage halts reconstruction in Sindhuli, by Anil Bhandari (rep 22/03/2018)
Over 300,000 families qualified for 2nd tranche (kp 20/03/2018)
NRA asks stakeholders to pick up rebuilding pace in Valley (kp 20/03/2018)
Over 150,000 workers mobilized for reconstruction, by Dhruba Dangal (rep 20/03/2018)
Khotang quake victims to get remaining govt grant soon (ht 17/03/2018)
Sindhupalchowk's Majhi people help each other to rebuild homes, by Dhurba Dangal (rep 17/03/2018)
Locals appreciating retrofitting of their mud houses, by Dhruba Dangal (rep 15/03/2018)
69 families agree on house pooling proposal, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 15/03/2018)
Fewer women in quake rebuilding work says survey (kp 10/03/2018)
Quake victims not building homes despite getting grants, by Sarita Shrestha (rep 08/03/2018)
Step on it: Political meddling, the cumbersome bureaucratic hierarchy and processes within the NRA have delayed reconstruction, by Manavi Paudel (kp 06/03/2018)
Post-quake reconstruction woefully slow in Ramechhap, by Tika Prasad Bhatta (kp 06/03/2018)
Case filed over ‘violation’ of rebuilding standards (kp 06/03/2018)
NRA drops plan to convert ancient palaces into hotels (kp 06/03/2018)
Quake victims hassled getting housing grant (ht 04/03/2018)
Quake victim families purchase land: Twenty-four households received Rs 200,000 each (ht 03/03/2018)
Curious case of missing cabinet decision: Quake grant hike not in list of outgoing Deuba govt's cabinet decisions (rep 01/03/2018)
Quake victims still deprived of grant (ht 01/03/2018)
Houses not meeting NRA housing design criteria retrofitted (ht 01/03/2018)
Quake victims get into debt constructing their homes, by Sarita Shrestha (rep 28/02/2018), Quake victims assisting each other in reconstruction, by Bhagwati Lama (rep 28/02/2018)
100k houses rebuilt in 26 months: NRA (kp 27/02/2018), More engineers armed with tablet computers (kp 27/02/2018)
Reconstruction messed up in Dhading, by Shankar Shrestha and Sarita Shrestha (rep 25/02/2018)
78 quake-displaced families forced to live in community forest, by Rajendra Manandhar (kp 24/02/2018)
NRA
launches website to share info on rebuilding: The system will aid
in project monitoring and keep track of work progress (kp 22/02/2018) [see corresponding website]
Quake victims deprived of grant (ht 20/02/2018)
Experts know best: Building plans account for seismic resilience, but lack of experts overseeing construction undermines efforts, by Cara Buchan (kp 19/02/2018)
Plan to build houses cost free for quake victims: Nepal Reconstruction Authority move to benefit four categories, by Anup Ojha (kp 18/02/2018)
Quake victims deprived of state grants (ht 16/02/2018)
Government
extends deadline for second tranche of grant: National Reconstruction
Authority says extension will benefit more families, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 10/02/2018) [Still only related to 14 of the 31 affected districts], 3,451 households yet to get second tranche of housing grant (ht 10/02/2018)
All houses look similar in Sindhuli after reconstruction, by Anil Bhandari (rep 10/02/2018)
Relearning to build back better: Earthquakes provide Nepal with a regular opportunity to revive traditional art, by Anil Chitrakar (nt 09/02/2018)
Plan
to develop multi-ownership housing: NRA; Several members of the family
will jointly own the house under the new model of housing (kp 09/02/2018)
Quake-affected families yet to rebuild homes (kp 06/02/2018)
Elusive government grants: Earthquake survivors face endless hassles and paperwork as they rebuild their homes, by Jagat Basnet (kp 06/02/2018)
Guchhiwang quake victims reluctant to return and rebuild destroyed homes, by Ramesh Kumar Poudel (rep 01/02/2018)
Donors did not agree to our new proposal to simplify grants distribution process, interview with Yubaraj Bhusal, CEO of NRA (rep)
Only 57 quake-damaged houses in KMC rebuilt so far: 1,470 constructed out of 43,609 damaged houses in Kathmandu district, by Sangeet Sangroula (rep 31/01/2018)
Reconstruction work gathers pace in Sindhupalchowk, by Dhurba Dangal (rep 31/01/2018)
Interest-free loan scheme for quake victims yet to begin (rep 29/01/2018)
Snow adds to quake victims’ woes (ht 26/01/2018)
Earthquake victims to get additional grant of one lakh rupees (ht 25/01/2018) [??], Govt ups home reconstruction grant to Rs 400,000 (rep 25/01/2018) [A
decision by a no longer legitimate government that is not even able to
provide the first (50.000Rs) and second (150.000Rs) tranches to all
affected people!!!], Quake victims welcome reconstruction grant hike, by Sarita Shrestha (rep 26/01/2018), NRA unable to provide additional Rs 100,000 to quake victims, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 28/01/2018)
Ramechhap quake victims to get timber for house reconstruction (ht 24/01/2018)
Quake victims could miss second tranche of grant due to PM's busy schedule (rep 24/01/2018)
Hike in the prices of construction materials halts reconstruction again, by Anil Bhandari (rep 22/01/2018)
Quake victims who built homes themselves deprived of grant, by Bhagawati Lama (rep 20/01/2018)
Poor show: NRA presented rosy picture of reconstruction on its second anniversary but the truth is it has failed to deliver, by David Kainee (rep 18/01/2018)
Untrained masons rebuilding quake-damaged houses (ht 18/01/2018)
Schools displaced by quake-induced landslide yet to resume, by Himnath Devkota (rep 18/01/2018)
Patients being treated in tents in Dhading (ht 18/01/2018)
Second grant tranche: 385,657 beneficiaries miss deadline, by Rewati Sapkota (ht 16/01/2018) [We are still talking about only 14 of 31 affected districts!!], Over 80 percent quake victims miss deadline for second tranche of housing grant (rep 16/01/2018), Quake victims slam delays in receiving housing grants, by Narahari Sapkota (ht 16/01/2018), 50,000 quake-hit families yet to start rebuilding in Kavre; Only 14,223 houses built in Dhading, by Nagendra Adhikari (kp 17/01/2018), No
second tranche of housing grant for earthquake victims: National
Reconstruction Authority to build houses for helpless and elderly
persons in Kavre (ht 17/01/2018), Tardy pace: The pace of rebuilding individual houses is so slow that NRA, it seems, will never be able to accomplish its mission (ht 17/01/2018), 45 pc Rasuwa quake victims set to get second tranche grant, by Himnath Devkota (rep 17/01/2018)
Okhaldhunga quake victims deprived of housing grant (ht 15/01/2018)
NRA to allow quake victims to choose land for rebuilding houses, by Rupesh Acharya (ht 14/01/2018)
Betrayed by delay: Many houses would have been rebuilt by now if the government had not promised reconstruction grants, by Ravi Lochan Paudyal (rep 14/01/2018)
NRA to up reconstruction aid for families with no breadwinner (rep 14/01/2018)
Quake victims get first tranche of housing grant (ht 14/01/2018) [related to Lamjung]
NRA starts shifting risky settlement from Sindhupalchok (kp 12/01/2018)
Families in risky settlements seek collective relocation (rep 11/01/2018)
Quake survivors hit by shortage of construction goods in Gorkha, by Sudip Kaini (kp 10/01/2018)
Quake victims’ children suffer from pneumonia (ht 09/01/2018)
‘Quake survivors can get free house design approval’ (kp 08/01/2018)
Reconstruction on cracked land, by Rewati Sapkota (ht 07/01/2017)
Labor crunch affects reconstruction, by Bhagawati Lama (rep 06/01/2018)
Quake victims await grant in chilly winte, by Sarita Shrestha (rep 05/01/2018)
Building materials shortage add to woes of Sindhuli quake victims (kp 04/01/2018)
Classes at quake-damaged schools still under tents, by Narahari Sapkota (rep 03/01/2018)
Female masons making their marks in reconstruction, by Sarita Shrestha (rep 02/01/2018)
Lack of coordination affects reconstruction work (ht 01/01/2018)
Reconstruction finally picks up pace after 32 months of earthquake, by Anil Bhandari (rep 30/12/2017) [related to Sindhuli]
Reconstruction matters: NRA’s claim that reconstruction will be completed in the next six-months is dubious (kp 29/12/2017), Too slow a pace: Some of the beneficiaries whose houses were damaged in the quake have been deprived of government aid (ht 29/12/2017)
NRA officials pledge to expedite reconstruction (ht 28/12/2017) [??], Reconstruction work slow in Dhading (ht 28/12/2017)
Quake survivors battling with extreme cold, by Kishan Sangeet Nepali (rep 26/12/2017), Quake victims lack resources to rebuild (ht 27/12/2017), Post-quake reconstruction: Only 11 pc private homes built so far, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 28/12/2017)
15,000 families yet to get 2nd tranche of housing grant (ht 25/12/2017) [related to Makwanpur district only]
Reconstruction moving at a snail’s pace in Bhaktapur (ht 23/12/2017), No end in sight to quake victims’ plight (ht 23/12/2017), Over 3,500 families receive housing grant (ht 23/12/2017)
Quake victims to spend third winter in tents, by Madhusudan Guragain (rep 20/12/2017) [This is a grave crime committed by politicians, NRA and other administrators!!], In despair, quake victims living on flood-prone riverbank, by Shiva Hari Ghimire (rep 21/12/2017), NRA targets to complete construcion of 450,000 houses by this fiscal (rep 21/12/2017) [??]
Only 5,565 quake-damaged houses rebuilt in Gorkha, by Narahari Sapkota (rep 19/12/2017)
WB provides $300m for housing rebuild (kp 18/12/2017)
Cement use in Jaya Bageshwori restoration draws criticism, by Anup Ojha and Sanjit Bhakta Pradhananga (kp 12/12/2017)
Earthquake disaster: Reconstruction and recovery, by Bidyaman Mahatara (ht 12/12/2017)
Pilachhen’s resolve to create model from rubble: Two
and a half years after the 2015 earthquake, the ancient settlement of
Pilachhen in Patan is transforming pain into hope and emerging as a
model project for reconstruction and cultural promotion, by Prawash Gautam (kp 09/12/2017)
Shortage of timber hits reconstruction of monuments, by Ayam Shrestha (rep 06/12/2017)
NRA gearing up to rebuild Dharahara on its own (ht 02/12/2017)
Resettlement process under way, says NRA (kp 26/11/2017)
Reconstruction work snail-paced (ht 26/11/2017)
NRA move to involve local reps backfires: Leaders demanding more role, populist programmes, by Sanjeev Giri (kp 24/11/2017) [??]
Real reconstruction authorities, by Yubaraj Bhusal (nt 24/11/2017)
126,326 households added to NRA list of beneficiaries (kp 23/11/2017) [Still only related to 14 of the 31 affected districts; people in other districts obviously don't need any help!]
NRA to train 54,000 masons by mid-Jan ’18 (kp 19/11/2017)
Quake survivors have until mid-Dec to file plaints: NRA (kp 17/11/2017)
NRA asks local units to address survivors’ plaints (kp 14/11/2017)
NRA issues 28-point declaration (kp 05/11/2017) [Still only related to 14 of the 31 affected districts; people in other districts obviously don't need any help!]
‘Change in leadership won’t impact rebuilding’ (kp 30/10/2017) [But it must have impact! It cannot fo on at snail's pace as it did before!!], NRA chief executive Bhushal meets development partners (ht 30/10/2017)
Reconstruction reassessment halted (ht 27/10/2017)
NRA could organise another donor meet if needed: Bhusal (ht 26/10/2017) [Not the donors have been the problem but govt and NRA!!!]
Substantial results in 3 months: Bhusal (kp 25/10/2017) [Please
take time! Your predecessors have done the same. Earthquake victims do
not need reconstruction of their houses this winter as well!], New NRA CEO Bhusal assumes office (ht 25/10/2017), ‘All displaced families will have new homes before monsoon’ (kp 26/10/2017) [??]
Quake victims struggle to receive grants, by Madhusudan Guragain (rep 24/10/2017)
2,456 educational institutions reconstructed so far (ht 23/10/2017)
Reconstruction grant distribution procedure: Quake-hit can rebuild in adjoining district (kp 17/10/2017)
Over 200k houses rebuilt or under construction: NRA (kp 17/10/2017), Houses under construction and rebuilt crosses 200,000: NRA (ht 17/10/2017), 58,656 houses built for quake survivors (ht 18/10/2017)
Quake-ravaged schools finally getting rebuilt, by Pratap Bista (kp 16/10/2017) [related to Makwanpur]
Dolakha quake victims deprived of housing grant (ht 16/10/2017)
Government signs agreements worth $3.07 billion for reconstruction (ht 13/10/2017)
NRA directs BFIs to ease loan process (kp 12/10/2017)
Displaced to get intrest-free loan (kp 10/10/2017), Up to Rs 300,000 interest-free loan to earthquake beneficiaries (ht 10/10/2017) [Do stop talking and finally act!!]
Quake victims walk four days to receive grant (ht 10/10/2017) [meaning 20 pc of the meagre grant after two and a half years have to be spent for the travel!]
Earthquake victims’ absence hits re-survey work in Dolakha (ht 10/10/2017)
Quake victims feel cheated with Earth Bag homes, by Madhusudhan Guragain (rep 10/10/2017)
Quake survivors in Dolakha struggle to repay loans, by Rajendra Manandhar (kp 06/10/2017) [!!]
Housing loan scheme for quake-hit households fails to take off, by Bishnu Tamang (rep 06/10/2017)
Reconstruction gathers momentum in Gorkha, by Sudip Kaini (kp 03/10/2017)
Out in the cold: Govt has to step up reconstruction efforts in coordination with local bodies and survivors (kp 03/10/2017), Only 6.6pc of quake-damaged houses rebuilt till date (ht 03/10/2017)
NRA urges quake survivors to collect 2nd batch of aid on time (kp 21/09/2017), 29 months on, many quake victims yet to get first installment of grant, by Kisaa Sangit Nepali (rep 21/09/2017)
NRA resurvey falls behind schedule (kp 20/09/2017)
Singha durbar restoration: NRA invites EoI for structural assessment, retrofitting (kp 17/09/2017)
Friends in deed: Women in men-less Nepali village didn't wait for government to rebuild flood-hit homes, by Namrata Sharma (nt 15/09/2017)
Lack of raw materials affects reconstruction in Gorkha, by Narahari Sapkota (rep 12/09/2017)
Reconstruction cost to stand at Rs 700bn (ht 11/09/2017)
NRA seeks reconstruction plan, progress from NT, KMC (ht 09/09/2017)
Snail-paced Reconstruction Work, by Uttam Maharjan (rn 07/09/2017)
NRA floats proposal to convert ancient palaces into hotels, by Sanjeev Giri (kp 05/09/2017), NRA plans to turn palaces into hotels, by Roshan S. Nepal (ht 15/09/2017)
NRA to hire consultant: Move to ease accessing of rebuilding grant from India (kp 01/09/2017)
Documentation error depriving quake victims of grants, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (rep 29/08/2017)
NRA readies list of quake-hit settlements for relocation (kp 28/08/2017)
Kavre quake victims receive housing grant (ht 27/08/2017)
27 months on, doctors still treating quake-hit patients under tents, by Him Nath Devkota (rep 27/08/2017) [correctly: 28 months!]
NRA paves way to develop integrated settlements (ht 22/08/2017), NRA nod to 3 integrated settlement projects (kp 24/08/2017)
NRA starts resurvey of quake-hit private houses (kp 20/08/2017)
Housing grant withdrawal problems in Khotang (ht 18/08/2017)
Reconstruction fiasco: Quake survivors are living wretched lives as the government can’t get its act together, by Umesh Pokharel (kp 16/08/2017)
NRA deploys 99 engineers to five districts (ht 13/08/2017)
Rebuilding a dream: Progress for many who lost homes in the earthquake is painfully slow, still slower for others, by Marty Logan (rep 11/08/2017)
Tired of waiting: Quake reconstruction work should be delegated to the local level for faster results, by Jeevan Baniya (kp 09/08/2017)
Central level project implementation units: NRA plan falls through as line ministries baulk, by Sanjeev Giri (kp 08/08/2017)
Beyond
rebuilding: The NRA’s focus is continuous strengthening of
institutional capacity of post-quake executing and implementing agencies, by Govind Raj Pokharel, CEO of NRA (rep 08/08/2017)
NRA initiates process for resurvey (kp 07/08/2017)
Kasthamandap rebuild campaign: Disappointed with NRA decision (kp 04/08/2017), KMC’s meddling in rebuild plan flayed (kp 08/08/2017)
NRA issues Rs 53bn pvthousing grant (ht 03/08/2017)
Reconstruction by I/NGOs sluggish, by Narahari Sapkota and Devendra Basnet (rep 01/08/2017) [Such
statements should not be generalised! In heavly affected districts
where government support has not even started after almost two and a
half years, there are villages where the reconstruction of houses is
almost completed with the help of NGOs and foreign friends!!!]
Lawmakers demand immediate distribution of grant to quake survivors (rep 31/07/2017)
Monastery reconstruction: Monks take to streets to protest against delay, by Anup Ojha (kp 26/07/2017)
Integrated settlements: NRA assures project will start before Dashain (kp 26/07/2017)
Retrofitting grant for quake survivors ‘soon’ (kp 24/07/2017)
‘150k families moving in to new homes by Sept’ (kp 23/07/2017) [??], Quake survivors denied second tranche of housing aid, by Rajendra Manandhar (kp 23/07/2017), Earthquake victims awaiting housing grant (ht 23/07/2017)
Rebuilding of Sindhu schools delayed, by Anish Tiwari (kp 23/07/2017)
Labour shortage hits reconstruction works (kp 21/07/2017)
Rebuilding for all, by Govind Pokharel (nt 21/07/2017)
Building back alone: An earthquake survivor rebuilt his house and his family’s livelihood all by himself, by Shreejana Shrestha (nt 21/07/2017)
NRA’s bid to bring CLPIUs under its ambit rejected (ht 20/07/2017)
House Panel to govt: Complete rebuilding drive within this fiscal (kp 19/07/2017), NRA chief refutes slow progress claims (kp 19/07/2017)
NRA estimates Rs 394.55bn funding gap in reconstruction, by Sabin Mishra (ht 19/07/2017)
Funds crunch set to affect school reconstruction (rep 19/07/2017)
NRA
sets mid-July 2018 deadline for beneficiaries (kp 18/07/2017) [?? So far, you have not abserved your own
deadlines in any way!!], Collect
entire housing grant within this fiscal: NRA (ht 18/07/2017), Only 500 households
eligible for third installment, by Narahari Sapkota (rep 18/07/2017)
Not
a single college, univ property rebuilt in 2 yrs: The main
administrative building of the TU having offices of vice-chancellor,
rector and the registrar, was totally destroyed (kp 18/07/2017)
Jure
landslide victims to get aid on par with quake survivors, by Anish
Tiwari (kp 16/07/2017)
Quake reconstructions
stall as victims await 2nd tranche, by Shankar Adhikari (rep
16/07/2017)
Dolakha
quake victims await housing grant (ht 16/07/2017)
NRA
seeks assistance for mason training (ht 15/07/2017)
Engineers extorting
commission from quake victims in Dhading, by Shankar Shrestha (rep
15/07/2017)
3-tier
body formed to address plaints (kp 14/07/2017)
Quake
victims get third tranche of housing grant (ht 14/07/2017)
Monsoon drenching quake
victims once again, by Narahari Sapkota (rep 13/07/2017)
NRA
gets Rs 145.93b for ’17-18 (kp 13/07/2017)
Explain
delay: The National Reconstruction Authority cannot remain aloof by
simply stating that a contract has been signed with the NRNA for
building the houses at Laprak (ht 13/07/2017)
Monastery
rebuilding delay angers monks: Monks from 14-quake affected districts
have formed a struggle committee to press their demand to the government,
by Anup Ojha (kp 13/07/2017)
Central
level project implementation units: Cabinet indecision puts NRA’s plan
in limbo (kp 12/07/2017)
Model
settlement in Laprak to be delayed (ht 12/07/2017)
NRA
proposes additional grant for traditional settlements (ht
11/07/2017)
NRA
addresses quake victims’ complaints (ht 10/07/2017), NRA
says 31,979 pending grievances addressed (kp 11/07/2017)
No
roof over their heads, by Anish Tiwari (kp 07/07/2017), Post-quake
reconstruction fails to pick up pace, by Sanjeev Giri (kp
07/07/2017) [This is a great
failure by the state to render assistance even though funds are there!!],
Quake
victims spending third monsoon in tents, by Narahari Sapkota (rep
07/07/2017), Quake
victims forced to live in landslide-prone areas, by Narahari
Sapkota (rep 09/07/2017)
Quake
victims deprived of housing grant (ht 06/07/2017)
NRA
to build integrated settlement in Selang (kp 02/07/2017)
NRA
mulls additional aid of Rs 200,000 to quake survivors (ht
01/07/2017)
Delays
in house reconstruction: NRA blames worker shortage (kp 30/06/2017)
‘Bring
all CLPIUs under NRA ambit’ (ht 30/06/2017)
Dismal
NRA performance hits govt fiscal spending target (ht 29/06/2017)
NRA
set to mobilise local reps in 2 weeks, by Sanjeev Giri (kp
27/06/2017)
NRA:
Pacts worth over $3b signed with donors, by Sanjeev Giri (kp
26/06/2017)
NRA
formulates plaint registration procedure (kp 24/06/2017)
Dilapidated
Singha Durbar shielded for safety from rains (kp 21/06/2017)
NRA
plans to mobilise local unit representatives (ht 21/06/2017)
Tingla
residents boycott election (kp 20/06/2017)
Forgotten
schools: Classes cannot be conducted during the rains or on
particularly hot or cold days, by Vikash Raj Satyal (rep 20/06/2017)
Quake-hit
Majhis yet to rebuild houses, lack technical support (ht 19/06/2017)
Two
years on: There are several reasons why quake survivors haven’t
received the second tranche of govt aid, by Jagannath Adhikari (kp
16/06/2017)
Kavre
quake victims receive second housing grant instalment (ht
16/06/2017)
Reconstruction
of schools snail-paced: DPM Shrestha (ht 16/06/2017)
No
building in disaster-prone areas: Rebuilding authority (kp
16/06/2017)
NRA
signs housing grant agreement in Dolakha (ht 15/06/2017)
NRA proposes bringing
four CLPIUs under its authority, by Gyan P. Neupane (rep 15/06/2017)
85pc
of quake beneficiaries yet to start rebuilding houses (ht
13/06/2017) [Nobody
can start rebuilding houses with 50.000 Rs and a promised second
tranche that may arrive at an unknown time in the far future!!]
NRA CEO addresses World
Reconstru ction Conference (rep 07/06/2017), NRA
chief commits to supporting marginalised people (kp 08/06/2017)
Reconstruction
drive in Kavre sees 10 pc progress (ht 06/06/2017)
Post-quake
rebuilding: Leaving no one behind; NRA’s strategies will bear fruit
when there are effective institutions and capable human resources,
by Riya Basnet (rep 06/06/2017)
Newly
elected representatives seek
role in post-quake works: Concerned by slow recovery, the newly elected
officials offer to assist NRA in expediting the reconstruction works,
by Sudip Kaini (kp 05/06/2017)
Burning
in the aftermath: Earthquake survivors in temporary shelters,
especially children, are at risk of burn injuries, by Sahina
Shrestha (nt 02/06/2017)
NRA
sends team to follow up on complaints (kp 01/06/2017)
NRA
launches helpline for queries on post-earthquake reconstruction (ht
01/06/2017)
Women fill in for men in
quake reconstruction, by Ashok Sujan Shrestha (rep 27/05/2017)
Quake
victims hope elected reps will help them get grant (ht 26/05/2017)
Govt
to give loan sans interest to quake-hit (kp 25/05/2017)
Raw
materials imports up as construction rebounds, by Madhav Dhungana
(kp 23/05/2017)
BFIs’
credit disbursement to construction sector on the rise (ht
18/05/2017)
NRA’s
mobile app for better building (kp 10/05/2017)
Earthquake
victims cynical about polls, by Rajkumar Parajuli (ht 10/05/2017), Poll
candidates snub displaced flood victims: Displaced voters seek written
commitment from candidates for resettlement, by Nagendra Upadhyaya
(rep 10/05/2017)
Landless
quake victims to get additional grant of Rs 200,000 (ht 09/05/2017)
Rising
from the rubble: Today, Singati has the look of a boomtown again, there
is concrete being laid, houses are being rebuilt, carpenters are busy
(nt 05/05/2017)
Playing
with our future: Perhaps
it is because public schools have been disproportionately affected by
the quakes that the authorities’ response has been so slow, by
Deepak Thapa (kp 04/05/2017)
2,300
households in need of relocation: Study: Households should be shifted
to safer site in next two years to escape further damages, by Gyan
P. Neupane (rep 04/05/2017)
NRA
to help preserve Valley settlements (ht 03/05/2017)
Households
in 17 less-affected districts to get grant (ht 03/05/2017)
Health
post still functioning under tents (ht 03/05/2017)
Dolakha
quake victims weathering storm, snow in temporary shelters (ht
02/05/2017)
Quake
survivors still in temporary shelters, by Anish Tiwari (kp
01/05/2017)
Separate
and unequal: Reconstruction has failed the mostdisadvantaged, landless
sections of people (kp 01/05/2017)
18
out of 51 apartment buildings declared ‘safe’, by Sanjeev Giri (kp
30/04/2017)
Sluggish Reconstruction,
by Kushal Pokharel (rn 29/04/2017)
Women
in reconstruction: Rasuwa women are taking on new roles to build back
better, by Utsav Shakya (kp 29/04/2017)
Rs 308b budget gap for
reconstruction: NRA (rep 28/04/2017)
Quake victims in Kavre
yet to receive second tranche, by Madhusudan Guragain (rep
28/04/2017)
Reconstructing
the reconstruction authority: The contrast between the lethargic NRA
and its can-do CEO couldn’t be more stark, by Om Astha Rai (nt
28/04/2017)
Govt
for building back better Nepal (kp 27/04/2017) [And when will you start??], Done
right, quake recovery raises economic hopes (kp 28/04/2017)
Post-quake
rebuilding: Information gap; Better information management could have
addressed issues such as poor coordination between development and
government agencies, by Saugat Gautam (rep 27/04/2017)
NRA CEO visits quake
reconstruction in Dolakha (rep 27/04/2017)
Earthquake
displaced in Palpa’s Sukekot yet to receive housing aid, by Madhav
Aryal (kp 26/04/2017)
Two years on,
reconstruction yet to gain pace in Gorkha, by Narahari Sapkota (rep
26/04/2017)
Nepal:
Two years on, the government continues to fail marginalised earthquake
survivors (Amnesty International 25/04/2017) [see full reports "What
I want is the government to help" and "Building
Inequality"], NRA
responds to AI report (rep 28/04/2017)
Reconstruction
moves at snail’s pace: NRA blames lack of trained workers, funding
shortfall (kp 25/04/2017), International
community urges for speedy reconstruction (kp 25/04/2017), Unfinished
task: Two years have passed since the great earthquake, yet a lot needs
to be done (kp 25/04/2017), Delayed
grants irk development partners (ht 25/04/2017)
Reconstruction
progress remains dismal, by Sujan Dhungana (ht 25/05/2017)
Scientific
research Beyond: Gorkha earthquake, by Dipendra Gautam (ht
25/04/2017)
Rebuilding
moves at snail’s pace in Dolakha (ht 25/04/2017), Dhading
victims left in the lurch (ht 25/04/2017)
Water
shortage halts rebuilding in Sindhupalchok, by Anup Ojha (kp
25/04/2017)
The Turbulent Flow Of
Indrawati, by Prem Khatry (rn 25/04/2017)
Recovery
works far from over, by Anish Tiwaria and Sudip Kaini (kp
24/04/2017), Only
one house built in two years, by Tika Prasad Bhatta (kp 24/04/2017)
[related to Gaikhura, Ramechhap]
Building
retrofitting guidelines published: More than 500,000 residential
buildings and 2,656 office buildings were completely destroyed (kp
24/04/2017)
Traditional
approach to doing things led to delay in reconstruction, interview
with o Govinda Raj Pokharel, CEO of NRA (kp 24/04/2017)
Donors
commit to extend 75pc of funds (kp 23/04/2017)
Landless
quake survivors to get extra Rs 200,000 (ht 23/04/2017)
Beyond
reconstruction: While
rebuilding of private and public infrastructure needs to be a key
priority for the government, it must not overshadow other crucial needs
of the affected people, by Neetu Pokharel and Som Niroula (kp
22/04/2017)
Comprehensive
recovery: Initiatives to address quake survivors’ social vulnerability
must be scaled up (kp 21/04/2017)
Sindhupalchowk
quake victims left in the lurch (ht 21/04/2017)
Righting
reconstruction gone wrong: Kathmandu’s
youth have taken the lead in lobbying for more sensitive restoration of
heritage sites destroyed in the 2015 earthquake, by Alok Tuladhar
(nt 21/04/2017)
Philim
2 years later: Two years after the earthquake, a government school
reopens in Philim with help from local community and donors (nt
21/04/2017)
Building
back unsafe: Property owners in Gongabu continue to flout the building
code despite the death and destruction there in the 2015 earthquake,
by Om Astha Rai (nt 21/04/2017)
Cementing
a future: Locals in Patan are rebuilding by blending traditional
façades with hidden concrete beams and pillars, by Sonia Awale (nt
21/04/2017)
Quake-damaged
police infra yet to be rebuilt, by Manish Gautam (kp 20/04/2017)
One man builds houses
for 55 quake families, by Shankar Shrestha (rep 20/04/2017) [Govt and NRA will be very angry!?]
Many
houses being rebuilt haven’t followed building codes (ht 20/04/2017)
Quake
victims build own model houses (ht 20/04/2017)
Dolakha
locals choose to stay on landslide-prone ancestral land (ht
20/04/2017)
Heavy
storm blows away 125 temporary shelters in Dolakha (ht 19/04/2017)
Signing
of housing grant deal begins in Dhankuta (ht 19/04/2017)
Quake
victims in Dolakha wait for grant to finish rebuilding (ht
18/04/2017)
30 more settlements
likely to require relocation, by Gyan P. Neupane (rep 18/04/2017)
NRA bid to fast-track
complaint investigation, by Gyan P. Neupane (rep 17/04/2017)
Timber
shortage halts post-quake rebuilding, by Anish Tiwari (kp
16/04/2017)
Relocation
procedure gets NRA’s approval (ht 16/04/2017)
Bypassing
government: Nepal government continues to face criticism for delays in
rebuilding, but so do international relief agencies, by Marty Logan
(nt 14/04/2017)
Bhojpur
quake victims set to get part of govt grant (ht 13/04/23017)
Tens
of thousands of quake survivors at risk again: A third of homes poorly
built, says NRA CEO Pokharel (ht 12 /04/2017) [How shall they built houses in a safe way if govt
and NRA deny them the aid provided by international donors??]
Grant
agreement signing begins (ht 12/05/2017)
Earthquake
victims await second instalment of grant (ht 12/04/2017)
NRA
distributes 1st instalment of aid in Tanahun (kp 11/04/2017)
Nepal’s
security forces received high ratings for their post-quake work,
interview with Sudhindra Sharma (kp 10/04/2017)
NRA
to facilitate distribution of land ownership certificates (ht
09/04/2017)
Shortage
of timber affects reconstruction in Ramechhap (ht 09/04/2017)
NRA
devises work plan to relocate vulnerable families (kp 08/04/2017), NRA endorses guideline on
relocation of quake-hit (rep 08/04/2017)
Engineers
‘harassed’ by earthquake victims: Quake survivors who breached building
code clamour for housing aid, by Tika Prasad Bhatta (kp 07/04/2017)
At
the receiving end: Because Sorthak village is located in Chitwan
district, it has not received as much attention as neighbouring Gorkha,
by Raisa Pande (nt 07/04/2017)
NRA
to provide aid to quake-hit lacking land ownership docs (kp
06/04/2017)
Australian
envoy on women and girls stresses building back better (kp
06/04/2017)
Two
years since gorkha earthquake: Only a quarter of damaged health
facilities rebuilt, by Manish Gautam (kp 05/04/2017)
NRB
asked to ensure easy loans to quake survivors (kp 05/04/2017), NRA
asks NRB to relax process for concessional loan, by Gyan P. Neupane
(rep 05/04/2017)
Lumle
quake victims get housing grant (ht 04/04/2017)
NRA
to give grant in 17 more districts (ht 03/04/2017), Grant distribution kicks
off in 17 less-affected districts (rep 04/04/2017)
Red
Cross rebuilds 80 classrooms (ht 03/04/2017)
SC
orders govt to ensure safe housing to people (ht 31/03/2017)
2nd
batch of aid reaches only 103 families in Kavre (kp 30/03/2017)
IACFP working in
quake-hit districts without permit: NRA (rep 30/03/2017) [NRA should better help the earthquake victims
instead of looking for organisations that do its job!]
Victims
tossed into bureaucratic minefield (ht 28/03/2017), Thousands
of quake victims left in a lurch (ht 28/03/2017), Reconstruction
drive sluggish in Sindhuli (ht 28/03/2017)
Barpak
survivors fear they may not get further aid, by Sudip Kaini (kp
27/03/2017)
Landslide-hit
return to live in disaster-prone site, by Ananda Gautam (kp
27/03/2017)
Ramechhap
locals struggle to build houses for lack of timber, by Tika Prasad
Bhatta (kp 26/03/2017)
NRA
website gives wrong information about rebuilt houses (ht
25/03/2017), NRA
says previous team misinformed on number of houses rebuilt, by Gyan
P. Neupane (rep 25/03/2017)
Ministry
of forest told to supply timber to victims of earthquake (kp
24/03/2017)
Lack
of forms deprives victims 2nd batch of aid, by Tika Prasad Bhatta
(kp 23/03/2017)
NRA
Act inadequate for reconstruction task: CEO Pokharel; "If the NRA
remained with the same powers and guidelines as now, I don't see any
future for it" (rep 23/03/2017)
Govt
told to launch reconstruction fund within a month (ht 23/03/2017)
Low-cost
designs: The low-cost designs could also be popularized among
non-victims across the country who have a low budget to build a house
(ht 23/03/2017)
STC
okayed to sell piled up stock of zinc sheets (kp 22/03/2017)
Lack of classrooms
affecting children’s education: Students of various grades taught under
the same tattered tarpaulin, by Narahari Sapkota (rep 22/03/2017)
NRA
approves six new designs of low-cost housing (ht 22/03/2017) [Such
houses can hardly be built at that cost in remote mountain areas with
no road access where houses have to be built on slopes!]
Reconstruction delayed
further as few quake victims turn up for 2nd tranche, by Gyan P.
Neupane (rep 20/03/2017)
NRA Chief urges support
of local communities for reconstruction (rep 18/03/2017)
NRA
starts distributing 3rd tranche of housing aid (kp 16/03/2017), Dolakha
quake victims start getting third tranche: So far, 67 houses have been
rebuilt in Dolakha following the government set criteria (rep
17/03/2017)
Reconstruction still
delayed in Dhading, by Shankar Shrestha (rep 14/03/2017)
2nd
tranche of grant uncertain in Sindhupalchok (kp 13/03/2017)
NRA
asks govt to issue budget for resettlement (kp 13/03/2017)
Reconstruction affected
in lack of professional engineers, by Madhusadan Guragain (rep
13/03/2017)
Non-life insurers still
to settle 25 percent of quake-related claims (rep 13/03/2017)
Reconstruction
impasse: A stable and effective leadership is essential in the NRA to
overcome obstacles, by Narayan Marasini (kp 12/03/2017)
Cold
snap adds to misery of quake-displaced (kp 12/03/2017)
Kavre
villagers get 2nd tranche of housing aid, by Nagendra Adhikari (kp
11/03/2017)
NRA
decides on Rs 200,00 land purchase fund (kp 11/03/2017)
Assessment
of quake damage over in Parbat (ht 10/03/2017)
Mountains
without men: Two years later, a serious shortage of construction
workers is hampering post-earthquake rebuilding, by Om Astha Rai
(nt 10/03/2017)
Rebuilding
a future, by Simrika Sharma (rep 10/03/2017)
The
day Ban Ki-moon cried: Have we done enough to support the earthquake
victims in Nepal?, by Surendra Bahadur Sijapati (kp 09/03/2017)
NRA deadline leaves
landless quake victims worried, by Narahari Sapkota (rep 09/01/2017)
Quake-displaced
demand safe place for resettlement, by Sudip Kaini (kp 08/03/2017)
15pc
quake victims yet to receive first tranche of govt aid (ht
08/03/2017) [In
14 of the 31 affected districts; people in the other districts have got
nothcing at all after almost two years and, to a greater part still
live in shelters!!]
NRA to probe complaints
through CDOs, by Gyan P. Neupane (rep 07/03/2017)
‘Reconstruction
work procedure to be amended’ (ht 06/03/2017)
Quake-hit
schools being rebuilt in Ramechhap (ht 04/03/2017)
Rebuilding
of schools delayed in Okhaldhunga, by Kumbharaj Rai (kp 03/03/2017)
Contract
signing brings hope to Kavre quake victims (ht 02/03/2017)
Quake-hit
school building rebuilt (ht 02/03/2017)
Dhading
reconstruction moving at a snail’s pace, by Harihar Singh Rathour
(kp 28/02/2017)
Lack
of fund slows over 100 projects (kp 28/02/2017)
233
quake ravaged school buildings rebuilt in Chitwan, by Bimal
Khatiwada (kp 28/02/2017)
Govt
intensifies quality check of construction materials (ht 28/02/2017)
NRA
proposes land grant for quake-hit squatters: Beneficiaries will have to
leave original settlements and buy pieces of land in safer areas to
rebuild. by Manish Gautam (kp 27/02/2017), NRA plans Rs 100,000
relocation grants to households at risk, by Gyan P. Neupane (rep
27/02/2017)
NRB
to facilitate quake victims to build houses (ht 27/02/2017)
Shortage
of workers delays reconstruction, by Kumbharaj Rai (kp 25/02/2017)
NRA
dials dev partners for more technical support (kp 24/02/2017), NRA asks donors to extend
technical support to quake victims, by Gyan P. Neupane (rep
24/02/2017)
First
tranche of grant given in some Kavre VDCs (ht 24/02/2017)
Bhumlutar,
Phalante quake victims finally sign aid agreement, by Nagendra
Adhikari (kp 24/02/2017)
Remote
Chitwan settlements left without school after earthquake, by Bimal
Khatiwada (kp 23/02/2017)
No
relief for quake victims (ht 23/02/2017)
The
man who rebuilt a village (kp 23/02/2017)
Rs
50m released to mobilise engineers (kp 23/02/2017)
NRA
to call beneficiaries to claim 2nd aid tranche (kp 22/02/2017)
NRNA
starts building housing project for earthquake victims, by Sudip
Kaini (kp 20/02/2017)
NRA nudges ministry over
interest-free loan for quake victims (rep 20/02/2017)
Much
delayed reconstruction: Now that rebuilding houses is finally under
way, there’s much the NRA should focus on (kp 20/02/2017)
Reconstruction of 4,067
quake-damaged schools yet to begin, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (rep
20/02/2017)
Families
that rebuilt homes on their own to get lump sum grant: Those who have
rebuilt their houses on their own following the prescribed
guidelines for reconstruction will be eligible for the aid: NRA
(kp 18/02/2017) [Victims in the other 17
affected districts still get nothing!?]
Timber
distribution for reconstruction (ht 18/02/2017)
Post
quake rebuilding: Let women lead; With male members away, women have
started rebuilding their homes destroyed by 2015 earthquakes on their
own, by Kriti Bhuju (rep 18/02/2017)
Post-quake
reconstruction: Education of thousands of students in jeopardy; MoE at
wit’s end as govt scrambles to generate fund to rebuild schools, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 17/02/2017)
600
quake-hit families still live in Chuchepati tents (ht 16/02/2017)
For
whom hope is all that’s left, by Pushpa Raj Acharya (ht 16/02/2017)
PAC begins probe into
I/NGOs irregularities (rep 15/02/2017) [I/NGOs
are criticised because they do not do what the Nepali state should have
done for long???]
SC
allows NRA CEO to remain in post (rep 15/02/2017)
Process to activate Rs
21b NRA fund starts, by Sangeet Sangroula (rep 14/02/2017)
19,866
to get aid for retrofitting houses, by Pushpa Raj Acharya (ht
13/02/2017)
Chepang
folk deprived of housing aid (kp 13/02/2017)
Quake
victims’ data collected in 35 Khotang VDCs (ht 13/02/2017)
Red
tape stalls grant, loan signing with India: Indian govt has pledged $1b
for rebuilding efforts (kp 12/02/2017)
NRA
begins work on integreted settlements: An NRA taskforce has
started identifying an alternative place for the 57 out of 117
settlement areas deemed highly vulnerable (kp 10/02/2017)
Sindhupalchowk quake
victims start getting 2nd tranche, by Dhruba Dangal (rep 10/02/2017)
Quake
victims in Ramechhap say rebuilding aid hard to get, by Tika Prasad
Bhatta (kp 10/02/2017)
53%
quake victims in Valley receive first tranche (rep 10/02/2017)
NRA
told to ensure homes for quake-hit before monsoon: A compiled data from
the NRA shows 14,000 houses damaged by the earthquake have been rebuilt
and another 30,625 are under construction as of Wednesday (kp
09/02/2017), Distribute
first and second tranches by next 3 months: House panel to NRA, by
Sangeet Sangroula (rep 09/02/2017)
Proposal to lift ban on
excavation in Chure worries stakeholders, experts, by Mithilesh
Yadav (rep 09/02/2017)
720
families in 4 districts get 2nd tranche of aid (kp 07/02/2017)
NRA
starts training Nepal Army personnel for reconstruction (kp
06/02/2017)
Schools
grab community homes in north Dhading, by Harihar Singh Rathour (kp
05/02/2017)
Panel
formed for resettlement of landslide-prone villages (kp 04/02/2017)
Govt fails to provide
promised timber to quake victims, by Shankar Shrestha (rep
04/02/2017)
NRA:
Over 27,000 quake-hit families rebuilding houses (kp 03/01/2017)
VDC
secys’ protest hits reconstruction, by Raj Kumar Karki (kp
03/02/2017)
One
more integrated settlement (ht 03/02/2017)
Reconstruction
yet to begin in 10 Kavre VDCs (ht 03/02/2017)
Price
hike of sand, stones affects rebuilding: Quake survivors accuse local
crusher operators of profiteering, by Nagendra Adhikari (kp
03/02/2017)
Dhading
DAO to investigate fake quake victims, by Harihar Singh Rathour (kp
03/02/2017)
I/NGOs
told to maintain transparency (kp 03/02/2017)
NRA
chief lays foundation stone for integrated settlement: Quake survivors
of 58 risky areas to be shifted to integrated settlement (kp
02/02/2017)
Landless quake victims:
Why are we deprived of state aid?, by Shankar Shrestha (ht
02/02/2017)
93pc
families get first tranche of aid (kp 01/02/2017) [But only of those registered in 14 of the 31
affected districts! This is unbelievable after almost two years!]
Rebuilding Sindhuli
houses could take more than a century, by Rudra Pangeni (rep
01/02/2017)
NWEDC
restores quake-affected communities (kp 31/01/2017)
NRA
to mobilise fresh engineers in quake-hit districts (ht 31/01/2017),
NRA planning to
spend hefty amount for deploying volunteers: Experts term the plan
unnecessary and a populist program, by Sangeet Sangroula (rep
31/01/2017)
Laprak quake victims
dismayed by NRNA's terms, by Narahari Sapkota (rep 31/01/2017)
Failure to train masons
on time slows reconstruction, by Sangeet Sangroula (rep 30/01/2017)
Government puts local
restructuring report on hold, by Sangeet Sangroula (rep 28/01/2017)
NRA
releases Rs 11.75b for second tranche (kp 27/01/2017)
Various I/NGOs building
health posts flouting reconstruction guidelines, by Sangeet
Sangroula (rep 26/01/2017), NRA to quiz ministry over
lack of design approval (rep 27/01/2017)
Shortage
of masons threatens to hamper reconstruction efforts (kp 25/01/2017)
966
families without land titles denied housing aid, by Nagendra
Adhikari (kp 25/01/2017)
Rebuilding
Kathmandu: When utopian romance in the ‘Master Plan’ fails to connect
with grassroots aspirations, ‘rumour’ fills the ensuing void and morphs
into action-inducing ‘reality’, by Sabin Ninglekhu (kp 24/01/2017)
Housing
aid distribution starts in Bhaktapur (kp 23/01/2017)
NRA to hire staffs on
contract to resolve manpower crunch, by Sangeret Sangroula (rep
23/01/2017)
Nepal
Army personnel to aid house reconstruction (kp 21/01/2017), Army, APF to train masons
in quake districts (rep 21/01/2017)
The
grant rush: As the distribution of the housing reconstruction grants
begins to pick up pace, rampant irregularities threaten to derail
the
legitimacy of the rebuilding process, by Roshan Sedhai (kp
21/01/2017), Reconstruction
update (ht 21/01/2017)
econstruction
drive stops with grant nowhere in sight (ht 20/01/2017)
Cash transfers in Nepal
earthquake response, by Sangmo Yonjan-Tamang (rep 20/01/2017)
Failing
to make the list: Many genuine earthquake survivors are missing from
the list for housing grants due to frequent changes in government,
by Shreejana Shrestha (nt 20/01/2017)
Dolakha
reincarnated: The earthquake destroyed the historic trading town of
Dolakha, rebuilding it would revive its historical importance, by
Sahina Shrestha (nt 20/01/2017)
NRA
seeks army, police manpower for reconstruction, by Sangeet
Sangroula (rep 19/01/2017), NRA
seeks NA, APF help in reconstruction (kp 20/01/2017)
Forgotten
victims: Petty politics is slowing down the reconstruction process and
hurting the earthquake survivors, by David Kainee (kp 19/01/2017)
Second reconstruction
tranche from today (rep 18/01/2017), Post-quake
reconstruction: 2nd tranche of aid distribution begins (kp
19/01/2017)
NRA to monitor I/NGO
activities from next week, by Sangeet Sangroula (rep 16/01/2017)
Quake-hit
in Ramechhap demand 2nd tranche of aid, by Tika Prasad Bhatta (kp
16/01/2017)
Timber
shortage in Gorkha hits reconstruction progress, by Sudip Kaini (kp
16/01/2017)
47.9 million cu ft timber
needed for reconstruction (rep 16/01/2017)
Longer
the delay in spending available funds, harder it will be to secure new
funds, interview with Govind Raj Pokharel, new CEO of NRA (kp
16/01/2017), Ramp
up spending: That govt hasn’t acted, despite knowing pitfalls of low
capital expenditure, is embarrassing (kp 17/01/2017), Low
capital expenditure: Begging for money but not having a plan to spend
it is an age-old problem in Nepal, by Sujeev Shakya (kp
17/01/2017), Govt
to unveil action plan to ramp up capital expenditure, by Pushpa Raj
Acharya (ht 18/01/2017)
NRA
bid to issue rebuilding grants before monsoon (kp 15/01/2017)
Reconstruction
chipping away Bhaktapur’s heritage (ht 15/01/2017)
Quake
survivors unhappy with government grant (ht 14/01/2017)
NRA
starts data collection in Bhojpur, Khotang districts (kp 13/01/2017)
Reconstruction Works:
Moving At A Snail’s Pace, by Uttam Maharjan (rn 12/01/2017)
Leadership
change in NRA: Govt dismisses Gyewali, brings Pokharel back, by
Pragati Shahi (kp 12/01/2017)
Localisation
of humanitarian response: A lesson from Nepal’s earthquake is that
INGOs need to strengthen local actors instead of themselves, by
Subindra Bogati and Andy Featherstone (kp 12/01/2017)
NRNA
begins construction of housing facility in Laprak, by Sudip Kaini
(kp 12/01/2017)
Over
19,000 Bhaktapur quake-hit awaiting aid (kp 12/01/2017)
Continued
aftershocks: Govt has to seriously look into how it is handling
post-disaster reconstruction (kp 09/01/2017)
Shortage
of skilled workers affects reconstruction work (ht 07/01/2017)
Tired
of the cold wait, quake survivors rebuild on their own (kp
06/01/2017)
Getting
the facts straight: It’s high time the government and donors made an
honest assessment of reconstruction and resettlement works in
earthquake-affected areas, by Navin Singh Khadka (kp 06/01/2017), Learning
to reconstruct: Volunteers from around the world are filling the gap
left by the government in helping rebuild quake-damaged schools, by
Shreejana Shrestha (nt 06/01/2017) [Be sure, NRA and
govt will be looking for ways how to criticise and punish these
voluteers!], Owning
up to our past: Bureaucratic insensitivities worry local communities
working to rebuild heritage sites, by Sahina Shrestha (nt
06/01/2017)
NRA
chief furnishes clarification: Gyewali points finger of blame at govt
agencies; Says he has fulfilled his duty within the given jurisdiction,
by Pragati Shahi (kp 05/01/2017), No
sight of solution to thousands of landless Kavre quake victims’ problem, by Raj Kumar Parajuli (ht 05/01/2017), NRA
chief Gyewali blames govt for the delay, by Sangeet Sangroula (rep
05/01/2017), Govt
‘decides’ to sack NRA chief Gyewali, by Praveen Dhakal (rep
05/01/2017), Govt
prepares ground for giving NRA chief executive officer boot: Asks
Sushil Gyewali to clarify why he should not be relieved of dutiesn CEO
says he is yet to receive any letter seeking fresh clarification
(kp 06/01/2017), Gyewali
to furnish clarification tomorrow (ht 07/01/2017), Gyewali
gets letter that seeks to send him packing (kp 07/01/2017), No
justifiable ground to sack me: NRA CEO Gyewali defends, by Samipa
Khanal (kp 09/01/2017), Gyewali
moves court:
Gyewali demands an interim order seeking his reinstatement as the chief
executive officer of the National Reconstruction Authority (kp
17/01/2019)
Female
contractor busy building quake-hit village, by Harihar Singh
Rathour (kp 05/01/2017)
Engineers
reach Lamjung villages to collect data of quake survivors (kp
05/01/2017)
Tripartite
pact signed with 87pc of registered families: NRA (kp 04/01/2017)
Survey for housing grant
to be complete only by February (rep 03/01/2017), Data
collection of quake victims in limbo (ht 03/01/2017)
Quake-hit
families crushing pebbles for living, by Harihar Singh Rathour (kp
01/01/2017)
Govt
seeks clarification from NRA chief exec: PM’s core team is learnt to
have the perception that Gyewali subtly defied the government’s
instructions on the pretext of legal hurdles and donor sensitivity,
by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 30/12/2016), Government
seeks clarification from NRA chief over ‘lacklustre’ performance,
by Lekhanath Pandey (ht 30/12/2016), Govt
seeks clarification from NRA CEO again, by Sangeet Sangroula (rep
30/12/2016)
NRA
mobilises teams to find out vulnerable settlements (kp 28/12/2016) [Please take time! It's only 20 months since these
settlements have been destroyed!], Technical
teams to collect data on quake victims (ht 29/12/2016)
NRA
staff agree to return to work (kp 27/12/2016), Govt
increases allowances for rebuilding technicians (kp 30/12/2016)
One
year of reconstruction: Staff crunch dogs NRA since birth (kp
26/12/2016)
Quake
victims’ data collection begins in Khotang (ht 25/12/2016)
Return
to work within two days, govt tells engineers: Challenged to hand
in individual resignations at concerned offices (kp 23/12/2016)
Govt
to collect data of quake-hit households in Lamjung: An official at the
Central Bureau of Statistics says engineers will start digital data
compilation from December 30, by Aash Gurung (kp 22/12/2016) [Which engineers? Those who have resigned??]
Reconstruction
woes: Providing succour to earthquake survivors is a national priority
as well as a humanitarian imperative, by Maina Dhital (kp
22/12/2016)
Bitter
winter looms: Govt’s handling of reconstruction has been slow and
irresponsible (kp 21/12/2016), Construction
of quake victims’ houses stops, by Arjun Poudel (ht 21/12/2016)
NRA
engineers, technicians resign en masse, by Pragati Shahi (kp
21/12/2016), NRA
upset by engineers’ unsporting action (kp 22/12/2016)
Post-quake
rebuilding: Ministry okays distribution of second tranche of aid,
by Pragati Shahi (kp 20/12/2016)
On the brink: One and a
half years is a really long time for rebuilding. No wonder earthquake
survivors feel like it’s been ages, by Ravi Lochan Paudyal (rep
20/12/2016)
Council
of ministers to discuss Kavre quake victims’ issues (ht 20/12/2016)
[??]
NRA’s
amendment proposal okayed (ht 19/12/2016)
Only
3637 quake victims of 94072 in Valley get first tranche, by Sangeet
Sangroula (rep 19/12/2016)
Rural
reconstruction: Hope amid ruins; Government needs to ensure that
reconstruction carried on individual basis or through I/NGOs meets
safety standards, by Sandesh Paudyal (rep 17/12/2016)
Rebuilding
staff on warpath (kp 17/12/2016), NRA
forwards proposal to revise technicians’ incentives: The frequent
strikes by the technical staff mobilised in quake-affected districts
have affected the reconstruction works in rural districts (kp
18/12/2016)
Political
stalemate ‘stalled’ reconstruction process (kp 16/12/2016), Political
stalemate ‘stalled’ reconstruction process (kp 16/12/2016)
800
earthquake victims start rebuilding in Kavre (ht 15/12/2016)
Quake
victims request second batch of aid, by Nagendra Adhikari (kp
13/12/2016)
Over
445k families received first tranche of housing aid (kp 10/12/2016)
INGOs unable to fund Rs
300,000 quake grants for all, by Sangeet Sangroula (rep 10/12/2016)
Promises
to keep: The pledged assistance and the need for reconstruction should
receive high priority of the government and the political parties
(ht 09/12/2016)
Building
back Bungamati: Earthquake survivors of historic town find that
preserving heritage is expensive business, by Astha Joshi (nt
09/12/2016)
NRA
lacks fund to distribute second tranche of housing grant (ht
08/12/2016)
NRA
coordination committee urges acceleration in reconstruction works
(ht 08/12/2016)
Most I/NGOs behind on
monthly reports: NRA (ht 08/12/2016) [Deeds
are more important than reports! What are you doing, NRA?]
Reconstruction
of health post buildings delayed, by Sudip Kaini (kp 07/12/2016)
Unstable policies,
standards, procedures hindering reconstruction, by Rudra Pangeni
(rep 07/12/2016)
NRA-hired
engineers start protest (kp 07/12/2016), Engineers’
strike hits reconstruciton, by Sudip Kaini and Anish Tiwari (kp
09/12/2016)
Red Cross unhappy with
govt's NGO policy on reconstruction (rep 07/12/2016)
Sluggish construction
affects reconstruction: In lack of building, a school operates from
toilet, by Narahari Sapkota (rep 06/12/2016)
NRA
misses its self-set deadlines again: The NRA has signed grant
agreements with only 58,405 of the total 94,072 eligible victims,
by Sangeet Sangroula (rep 06/12/2016)
Survivors
of quake-hit districts still waiting: Large number of affected
households in Dhading, Makawanpur, Nuwakot yet to get housing aid,
by Pushpa Raj Acharya (ht 04/12/2016)
Quake
victims demand inclusion of genuine victims for grants: Only 57 percent
victims sign agreement due to obstruction so far; NRA shows
indifference about the problem, by Sangeet Sangroula (rep
03/12/2016)
10,600
quake-affected deprived of housing aid (kp 02/12/2016) [related to
Makwanpur district only]
Quake victims yet to
recieve house construction grants, by Madhusudhan Guragain (rep
01/12/2016)
Reconstruction
of govt buildings begins (ht 27/11/2016)
NRA
picks BFIs to distribute aid inside Valley (kp 26/11/2016), 5 days left for signing
agreement with Valley quake victims (rep 26/11/2016)
300
schools without classrooms in Sindhupalchok, by Anish Tiwari (kp
26/11/2016)
17,000
cu ft timber distributed in Sindhupalchok: Few families have started
building homes due to ‘insufficient’ fund; Nepal receives around
Rs
70
billion every year in remittances from migrant workers who are
based
in India, by Anish Tiwari (kp 25/11/2016) [!!]
PM's promise delays second
tranche of quake grant: 1,114 victims apply for second tranche, by
Sangeet Sangroula (rep 24/11/2016)
Quake victims in despair
as harsh winter looms, by Dhruba Dangal (rep 24/11/2016)
Quake victims left to
shiver under temporary tents: How can we construct quake-resistant
house with Rs 50,000?: Quake victims, by Narahari Sapkota (rep
23/11/2016)
Rebuilding
ongoing for 12k houses: 3162 houses being reconstructed in
Nuwakot,
2143 in Dhading, 1583 in Sindhupalchok, 1214 in Dolakha and 994 in Kavre
(kp 23/11/2016), Reconstruction
of around 12,000 homes begins (ht 23/11/2016)
53
homes built in two months: Earthquake survivors were provided
construction materials instead of cash, by Nagendra Adhikari (kp
23/11/2016)
Timely
release of funds crucial to implement projects: NRA; The NRA has
estimated a budget of Rs 120.75 billion alone for the housing aid—for
the first and second phase of aid distribution to around 7.5m households
(kp 22/11/2016), Now
for action: The NRA has spent a lot of time and energy just in
preparing the action plan. Now, it is time to put the plan into action
(ht 22/11/2016)
As winter looms Sankhu
quake victims start rebuilding without aid, by Gyan P. Neupane and
Sangeet Sangroula (rep 22/11/2016)
NRNA
to rebuild houses in Laprak (ht 22/11/2016) [Why has NRNA not been allowed to do so before?]
NRA
unveils time-bound action plan: The NRA says it will deploy 100
volunteers to each of the affected VDCs; sign agreements with quake
victims in Kathmandu Valley within 10 days (kp 21/11/2016), NRA
to settle complaints by Jan (ht 21/11/2016), Quake
survivors in Gulmi sans housing aid, by Ghanshyam Gautam (kp
21/11/2016)
Govt
preparing to show NRA chief door? Rift between Dahal, Gyewali has
widened of late, by John Narayan Parajuli (kp 18/11/2016)
6,000
quake victims living around BP Highway not granted permits for house
reconstruction (ht 18/11/2016)
Post-earthquake
response: The way forward, by Kedar Neupane (ht 18/11/2016)
Recovery
is still a far cry in Barpak, by Sudip Kaini (kp 18/11/2016), Quake-destroyed
homestays reopen after reconstruction, by Sudip Kaini (kp
18/11/2016)
Quake victims in trouble
as houses under construction fail to meet standard, by Madhusudhan
Guragain (rep 17/11/2016)
PM
Dahal talks to NRA chair about reconstruction delays: The directive
committee of National Reconstruction Authority will discuss a
time-bound action plan on Sunday (kp 16/11/2016), PM
dissatisfied with NRA’s work (ht 16/11/2016), Approaching
winter concerns quake victims, by Anish Tiwari (kp 16/11/2016), Community
school students still studying in temporary classrooms, by Pratap
Bista (kp 16/11/2016), Reconstruction
grant agreement signing resumes at Raksirang (ht 16/11/2016)
Housing
aid yet to reach needy in remote VDCs, by Kumbha Raj Rai (kp
15/11/2016)
NRA
teams to monitor housing aid utilisation (kp 12/11/2016)
Locals
rue govt delay in signing grant agreement (ht 10/11/2016)
NRA
mobilises Rs 3.57billion for housing grant in Valley: The fund will be
used to provide first tranche of Rs 50,000 to the beneficiaries (kp
10/11/2016)
It'll take over 3 months
to address quake victims' complaints: NRA, by Sangeet Sangroula
(rep 08/11/2016)
IB
mulls household insurance for quake grant beneficiaries (kp
06/11/2016)
Housing
aid signing process begins in Valley (kp 05/11/2016), Govt
to sign grant deal with quake survivors (ht 06/11/2016)
Langtang
folk step up rebuilding efforts, by Prakash Adhikari (kp 30/10/2016)
NRA
aid panel meet to raise recovery funds (kp 29/10/2016) [?? You're not even able to distribute the huge
amount of money you already have at hand!!]
Dhurmus-Suntali to hand
over model settlement to quake victims today, by Dhurba Dangal (rep
28/10/2016)
The
long wait: People displaced by the earthquakes cannot be left in limbo
for much longer (kp 27/10/2016), PM
tells NRA to pick up pace (kp 27/10/2016) [Yes,
please take govt and parties as example!]
Sindhuli
quake victims yet to get grant (ht 25/10/2016), Shindhu
quake victims wait for 2nd batch of aid, by Anish Tiwari (kp
26/10/2016)
Dissected
development: Post-earthquake recovery efforts need to be consolidated
for greater effectiveness, by Sudeep Uprety (kp 25/10/2016)
Timber
crisis affecting housing reconstruction, by Tika Prasad Bhatta (kp
23/10/2016)
At
least 900 people in Kavre yet to receive aid for rebuilding (kp
23/10/2016)
Slow
progress in development works criticised (ht 21/10/2016)
Quake
victims in Valley to get first tranche before Tihar: Ministry; Around
100,000 victims in Valley may qualify for house reconstruction grant:
NRA, by Sangeet Sangroula (rep 20/10/2016) [And what about the victims in the so far untouched
rural districts?], Work
begins to release housing aid in Valley (kp 26/10/2016)
350,000
families still without aid (kp 19/10/2016) [Besides, victims in many districts have not been
included at all!]
'Construction
materials banks' to open in quake-hit areas, by Gyan P. Neupane
(rep 18/10/2016)
CBS
concludes beneficiary survey in Valley, by Pushpa Raj Acharya (ht
17/10/2016)
School
reconstruction yet to gather pace, by Pushpa Raj Acharya (ht
16/10/2016)
Quake
victims yet to receive govt grant (ht 15/10/2016)
Post-quake
reconstruction: 100,000 homeless families without aid, by Sarin
Ghimire (kp 08/10/2016)
Integrated
settlement for quake survivors: PM Dahal lays foundation stone, by
Sudip Kaini (kp 08/10/2016)
Fair
disbursement: Govt needs to make sure quake victims can access aid even
without political connections (kp 06/10/2016), Slow
progress: It is still not clear when the NRA will conclude agreements
with the development partners for the financial assistance they had
pledged (ht 06/10/2016), Landless
earthquake victims deprived of grants, by Dhruba Dangal (rep
06/10/2016)
Nepal
stares at funding gap of Rs 600 billion, by Pragati Shahi (kp
05/10/2016), NRA
has signed up only Rs 272b so far out of 938b needed: Less than half
the signed-up amount received, by Sangeet Sangroula (rep 05/10/2016)
NRA
gears up to form a panel for aid management (kp 04/10/2016)
Engineers
to distribute grant: Government has decided to authorise engineers to
distribute housing aid in those districts which lack local bodies
(kp 30/09/2016)
Cashing
in on politics: For the moment there is only Rs 343 billion in the
kitty for reconstruction, by Shreejana Shrestha (nt 30/09/2016), Reconstruction
grant is Dasain allowance: Earthquake survivors are using the first
tranche of their home reconstruction grant for everything but
reconstruction, by Shreejana Shrestha (nt 30/09/2016), NRA warns against spending
reconstruction money on Dashain (rep 01/10/2016)
Post-quake
rebuilding: With few takers, timbers start to decay, by Anish
Tiwari (kp 30/09/2016)
NRA
fails to provide first instalment of grant to quake survivors (ht
29/09/2016)
Filling the gap: In the
absence of men it’s the women who are taking up the responsibility of
rebuilding houses in rural areas, by Ishwar Rauniyar (rep
28/09/2016)
Implementing
new announcements: PM asks secretaries for action plan (kp
26/09/2016), PM
not dissatisfied with NRA, says Gyawali (ht 26/09/2016), NRA
may decide on additional grant today, by Sarin Ghimire (kp
26/09/2016), PM
gives NRA until Oct 6 to issue first housing grants (kp 27/09/2016)
Engineers
call off strike (kp 25/09/2016)
Aid
distribution: Over Rs18b mobilised for first tranche of cash: NRA; Of
an estimated 800,000 homes damaged in 14 districts, NRA listed 533,182
as true beneficiaries (kp 21/09/2016), Housing
grant distribution: Local bodies told to distribute first tranche
before Dashain; he local bodies have so far signed grant agreements
only with 450,032 of house owners (rep 22/09/2016)
Over
70 per cent quake-hit households get first instalment (ht
19/09/2016) [But only in 11 districts and
almost one and a half year after the earthquake!], Over
150k needy yet to get first trance of aid (kp 20/09/2016), 25
per cent quake victims receive grant amount in Kavre (ht 20/09/2016)
Lack
of relocation plan puts victims on a slippery slope: Some families have
already started rebuilding on the same spot where their previous houses
once stood, by Pragati Shahi (kp 18/09/2016)
Call
to use single women’s fund in rebuilding homes: The fund, set up by the
Women’s Ministry, has Rs40 million lying unused for the past three years
(kp 17/09/2016)
Victims put off by red
tape in grant distribution, by Ramesh Khatiwada (rep 16/09/2016)
Rebuilding
aid: Deals with households in Valley from next week; The NRA says
distribution of housing aid will start immediately after the completion
of verification of quake-hit households (kp 15/09/2016)
Quake
victims spend housing Aid on clothes, electronics (kp 14/09/2016) [This
should not be generalised! Top mobiles can hardly be financed by the
small amount of "housing aid" some of the victims have got so far!]
Rebuilding
in Okhaldhunga: Engineers go on strike; Engineer Rajendra Dhamala says
they have started the protest to mount pressure on the NRA for
appointment letter and salary (kp 13/09/2016)
Earthquake
survivors still await govt grant (ht 10/09/2016)
PM’s
extra assistance promise hard to keep: There is a funding gap of Rs488
billion, excluding the Rs80 billion required to provide the additional
Rs100,000 per household (kp 09/09/2016) [Call it populist propaganda!]
Govt
prepares to up housing grant: PM Dahal reiterates government’s
commitment to help the quake-affected by increasing the grant by an
additional Rs100,000 (kp 06/09/2016), Rs
50k cannot build a house: Quake victims, by Anish Tiwari (kp
06/09/2016)
More
than half of listed households get rebuilding aid (kp 04/09/2016) [one and a half year after the earthquake some
pocket money for half of the households in a handful of districts only!]
Inconsistent
policy: Providing Rs. 50,000 to those whose houses were not damaged so
badly and an additional Rs. 400,000 for purchasing land at safer places
on top of Rs. 200,000 is good (ht) [Even
more important would be to include the people in all the affected rural
districts and not only a few of them including the KTM valley!]
Quake-hit villages of
Sindhupalchowk finally start receiving grants, by Dhurba Dangal
(rep 30/08/2016)
Sindhuli
quake victims complain against NRA (ht 29/08/2016)
Over 31 pc earthquake
victims receive first tranche (rep 29/08/2016)
Reconstruction
resource centres scrapped (kp 18/08/2016) [??]
NRA
completes assessment
of 50,000 Valley households: The NRA says it aims to complete
assessment of all affected households in Kathmandu Valley by
mid-September (kp 24/08/2016)
Grant
distribution gathers pace (ht 22/08/2016)
Survey in remaining 17
quake-hit districts only after a month (rep 20/08/2016)
Building
back better: Strengthen local efforts, by Valerie Julliand (ht
19/08/2016)
PM for increasing
reconstruction grant to Rs 300,000, by Sangeet Sangroula (rep
17/08/2016)
Signing
of housing grant agreements in limbo in Kavre (ht 13/08/2016)
Not
the fairest of them all: For all the expenses on reconstruction, an
investment of a few million rupees more is worth the aesthetic value,
by Deepak Thapa (kp 11/08/2016)
Housing
aid distribution: PM asks authorities to release first tranche by
mid-Sept (kp 11/08/2016), ‘Sindhu
survivors to get aid in a month’ (kp 11/08/2016)
300
quake-hit families get animal sheds (kp 06/08/2016)
Close
to 300k families sign housing aid deal (kp 05/08/2016))
Nuwakot
folk uphold tradition while building quake-resistant houses, by
Krishna Thapa (kp 31/07/2016)
Necessity
of culture: The impact of the earthquake cannot and should not be
measured in physical terms only, by Umesh Pokharel (kp 31/07/2016)
Builders
of Barpak: With electrification, Barpak is back in business, by
Manisha Aryal (nt 29/07/2016)
Engineers
decry lack of pay and work in Dolakha: Engineers deployed to the
district say that they have been without work and pay from the day they
arrived two months ago (kp 27/07/2016)
Speed
it up: It is over a year and still
many earthquake victims are without shelters. The grant should be
provided without delay so that the homeless people can build permanent
houses (ht 27/07/2016)
CLPIU
gets nod from NRA to utilise Rs 20 billion (ht 27/07/2016)
Housing
grant distribution on hold since July 16, by Pushpa Raj Acharya (ht
26/07/2016)
Quake
victims’ data collection begins in Bhaktapur (ht 25/07/2016) [??]
NRA
gets finance ministry’s go-ahead to spend Rs 84bn (ht 24/07/2016)
In
northern Dhading, elderly face daunting task of rebuilding, by
Harihar Singh Rathour (kp 20/07/2016)
Quake
victims’ data to be collected again Bhaktapur (ht 19/07/2016)
Kavre
tremor victims get first instalment of grant amount (ht 19/07/2016)
Post-earthquake
reconstruction: Directive to promote local participation (kp
18/07/2016)
NRA
signs aid agreements with 248,559 families (kp 16/07/2016)
Nearly
100,000 households claim to be excluded from NRA’s beneficiary list
(ht 14/07/2016) [not to talk about the
completely excluded districts!]
Villagers
building quake-resilient homes in Gorkha (kp 13/07/2016)
NRA
wants more staff to expedite rebuilding: The NRA has so far signed
housing aid agreements with 223,830 families (kp 09/07/2016)
Lengthy grants process a
big hassle for quake victims, by Dhruba Dangal (rep 09/07/2016)
The
black roofs of Gatlang: Once lauded as the ‘gem’ of the Tamang Heritage
Trail, Gatlang is now scrambling to salvage what the earthquakes
ruined, by Umesh Pokharel (kp 09/07/2016)
Post-quake
reconstruction: Banks to disburse aid to cluster settlements (kp
08/07/2016)
Quake-hit
abandon shelters, return to whence they came, by Bimal Khatiwada
(kp 04/07/2016)
NRA
endorses complaint redressal guideline (ht 03/07/2016)
Donors
warn of pulling plug on support programme: Express serious concerns
about quality of construction, by John Narayan Parajuli (kp
30/06/2016), NRA
signs aid deal with over 180k families (kp 30/06/2016), WB
brings housing aid deal home to govt: Reiterates grant in three
tranches after achieving ‘defined milestones’ (kp 01/07/2016) [?? Nobody can start reconstruction of sustainable houses with 415€, not
even in rural areas of Nepal! Even 1660€ are only
an assist-starting for families that have lost everything!], Congress
calls for holding talks with donors, by Sarin Ghimire (kp
01/07/2016)
NRA
sub-regional offices authorised for rebuilding (kp 28/06/2016)
Army
starts handover of community homes (kp 25/06/2016)
NRA
flooded with 73,187 complaints, by Pushpa Raj Acharya (ht
23/06/2016)
Subsidised
credit for rebuilding homes: Loans worth Rs 16.5m extended as of mid-May
(kp 19/06/2016)
Govt
treasury surplus reaches all-time high: Sluggish capital expenditure
leaves over Rs 200 billion in state coffers, by Mukul Humagain and
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 18/06/2016) [Against
the background of the people's sufferings and urgend needs, this is a
fundamental humanitarian crime for which the irresponsible politicians
and administrators should stand trial!], House
reconstruction programme: Guthi land dwellers could miss out on aid;
The National Reconstruction Authority has announced to distribute
house reconstruction aid to only those quake survivors who have land
deeds (kp 18/06/2016)
NA
building safe community homes in quake-hit areas (kp 16/06/2016)
Misplaced
charity: NC’s criticism of government irregularities in reconstruction
needs serious attention (kp 16/06/2016)
Reconstruction
aid list: 14,000 quake-displaced in Dolakha lodge complaints, by
Rajendra Manandhar (kp 14/06/2016)
Local
elections must to speed up reconstruction work, say experts (ht
14/06/2016)
2,004
beneficiaries get housing grant (ht 13/06/2016)
The
waiting game: At Siru Bari, a quaint hamlet in Nuwakot ravaged by last
year’s quakes, patience is wearing thin, by Dibesh Karmacharya (kp
11/06/2016)
Over
171k households to get first tranche of housing grant (ht
10/06/2016), NRA
orders release of first tranche to 171,677 victims (rep 10/06/2016)
944
families get rebuilding aid in Gorkha, by Sudip Kaini (kp
07/06/2016)
NRA
signs pact to rebuild 8,100 houses (ht 07/06/2016)
Earthquake
resilient construction: Masons, carpenters hone skills, by Anup
Ojha (kp 05/06/2016)
NRA
fails to include all affected households: Lawmakers point out
discrepancies in the beneficiary survey conducted by the authority
(ht 02/06/2016), NRA
survey left out many quake victims: Lawmakers, by Sangeet Sangroula
(rep 02/06/2016)
NRA
signs pact to distribute relief funds (kp 01/06/2016), Grant
for victims: Besides providing the grant assistance to the victims the
NRA should also provide tents and tarpaulins to the victims so that
they protect themselves from the rains till they build their permanent
shelters (kp 01/06/2016), Empty
VDC secretary posts in quake districts slow grant pay outs, by
Sangeet Sangroula (rep 01/06/2016)
36,287
quake grants inked, 1,000 victims get 1st tranche so far, by
Sangeet Sangroula (rep 30/05/2016)
NRA,
bankers’ associations agree on housing grant disbursement (kp
28/05/2016), Distribution
of housing grant to earthquake survivors to start soon (ht
28/05/2016)
Post-quake
reconstruction: Engineers idle for want of rebuilding aid agreement
(kp 27/05/2016)
Govt
directs local bodies to take lead: Local development officers, chief
and executive officers of municipalities
and VDC secretaries of 14 districts to take lead in data collection,
identification of victims, expert coordination and information
dissemination, by Gaurav Thapa (kp 25/05/2016) [Why
only 14 districts? Solukhumbu, for example, has been heavily affected
by the earthquakes with many houses being uninhabitable as officially
recognised by the government!]
House
rebuilding aid delayed in Dolakha district, by Rajendra Manandhar
(kp 18/05/2016), ‘Vulnerable
groups at exclusion risk’ (kp 18/05/2016)
Rs
410 billion to come from donors: Besides Rs91b for 2015-16, NRA plans
an additional on-budget expenditure of Rs450b over the next three
fiscal years (kp 18/05/2016)
Rs
11b aid for 11 districts (kp 17/05/2016)
Signing
of grant agreement halted in Kavre villages (ht 16/05/2016)
NRA
issues guidelines for volunteer mobilization, by Gyan P. Neupane
(rep 16/05/2016)
CPIU
releases Rs 11bn for reconstruction purposes (ht 16/05/2016)
1,040
engineers in quake-hit districts (kp 14/05/2016)
Post-disaster
recovery framework: Rs 838b five-yr reconstruction plan unveiled;
‘Private houses to be constructed within two years’; According to the
Post-Disaster
Recovery Framework, 500,000 households, 7,000 educational institutions,
446 health posts, 2,900 heritage sites were damaged by last year’s
quakes (kp 13/05/2016)
Shortage
of forms halts aid agreement process (kp 12/05/2016)
Engineers
reach Gorkha to help people rebuild, by Sudip Kaini (kp 06/05/2016)
Khumbu
locals build houses on their owns, by Kumbharaj Rai (kp 05/05/2016)
Govt
to form labor pool to facilitate reconstruction, by Rudra Pangeni
(rep 05/05/2016)
NRNA
asked to build model settlement in 2 years (ht 03/05/2016)
Parties
ask cadres to help in house reconstruction (kp 29/04/2016) [Without any money from reconstruction funds??]
Over
1,300 engineers deployed in 11 districts (kp 28/04/2016)
Quake
survivors urge govt to rope in development partners, by Pratichya
Dulal (kp 28/04/2016)
Govt
in dark about work of most aid agencies in quake-hit districts, by
Narhari Sapkota, Nirajan Paudel, Ramesh Khatiwada and Dhruba Dangal
(rep 28/04/2016) [The
government is in the dark because it left the suffering people alone
for one year! NGOs do the work that should have been done by government
agencies!]
Improving
the lives of children: The year to come will be critical as UNICEF
wants to build back better and reduce disaster risks for children,
by Karin Hulshof (kp 24/04/2016)
Building
back better? Lack
proper risk assessments of settlements in many of the worst affected
areas are adding to vulnerability of the population, not lessening it,
by Pragati Shahi (kp 24/04/2016)
Building
better: We should improve rehabilitation services and build accessible
infrastructures, by Phillip Sheppard (kp 24/04/2016)
Year
of inaction: The performance of National Reconstruction Authority
(NRA), which was established with much fan-fare, has been disappointing,
by David Kainee (rep 23/04/2016), Virtually
no gov’t rebuilding a year after Nepal quake, by Binaj Gurubacharya
(kp 23/04/2016), Forget
them not: On first anniversary quake victims are waiting for government
support and donors are frustrated, by Giri Bahadur Sunar (rep 23/04/2016), NRA
fails to introduce PDRF on time (ht 23/04/2016), Landless
quake victims missing out as Nepal rebuilds: Oxfam (ht 23/04/2016), Dolakha
locals reconstruct quake-damaged houses with locally-available resources,
by Ramesh Khatiwada (rep 23/04/2016), 319,912
households ‘real beneficiaries’: Rebuilding authority to start signing
aid agreements from tomorrow (kp 23/04/2016)
Loans
issued to quake survivors in Hetauda, by Pratap Bista (kp
22/04/2016)
Barpak
born again: The epicentre of destruction has also become the epicentre
of reconstruction, by Santa Gaha Magar (nt 22/04/2016)
Grant
distribution to begin in 11 quake-hit districts, by Sangeet
Sangroula (rep 21/04/2016)
Rebuilding
works set for expansion in 11 districts (kp 20/04/2016), Langtang
locals unhappy with NRA, by Krishna Thapa (kp 20/04/2016)
Go
local: The NRA has proposed 17 different residential building models
for post-quake rebuilding. Most of these models are defective, by
Keshab Sharma (rep 19/04/2016)
NRA
allows NGOs, INGOs to extend grants to earthquake survivors (ht
16/04/2016) [Govt
and NRA are still trying to make help for last year's earthquake
victims as complicated as possible instead of finally distributing the
international aid money to the suffering people and hindering NGO#s to
fill the gap!!]
Housing
aid too little, too late? Gorkha tremor survivors say Rs 200,000 not
enough to build homes, by Sudip Kaini (kp 15/04/2016)
NRA
to get budget of around Rs 150bn next fiscal year: Authority unlikely
to introduce post-disaster recovery framework for reconstruction within
April 24 deadline, by Rupak D. Sharma (ht 14/04/2016)
2,400
engineers in all districts soon (kp 14/04/2016)
Central
bank’s loan scheme for quake survivors falls flat, by Bibek Subedi
(kp 14/04/2016)
NRA
to allow NGOs in rebuilding homes: Extra rules for mobilisation via one
door; 3-side deal for reconstruction, by Bhadra Sharma (kp
11/04/2016), NRA
guideline on mobilisation of NGOs in offing (ht 12/04/2016)
Reconstruction
authority begins work in Kavre (ht 11/04/2016)
NRA:
Grant distribution through banks difficult in remote areas, by
Sangeet Sangroula (rep 07/04/2016)
NRA
eschews its decision on aid distribution (kp 04/04/2016)
NRA
extends first instalment of grant (ht 02/04/2016)
Post-quake
reconstruction: Over half a million damaged houses surveyed so far,
by Bhadra Sharma (kp 01/04/2016), Re-verification
delays timber distribution (kp 01/04/2016)
Ensure
HR during post-quake recovery’ (kp 30/03/2016), Rights-based
reconstruction: The National Reconstruction Authority should treat the
earthquake victims as rights holders and empower them, by Madhab
Regmi (kp 30/03/2016), PM
censures NRA, and by extension, own govt: NC leader Mahat accuses
government of viewing reconstruction through partisan lense, by
Bhadra Sharma (kp 30/03/2016) [Oli forgot to
mention himself and the other so-called leaders as the most responsible
persons!!], Markhu
survivors take out loans for rebuilding, by Pratap Bista (kp 30/03/2016)
Ruined
reconstruction: Works held hostage by disputes, red tape, by Bhadra
Sharma (kp 28/03/2016)
10
more rebuilding resource centres to be established (kp 27/03/2016)
Pace
of post-quake reconstruction too slow, say German MPs (ht
27/03/2016)
NRA
issues rebuilding funds to ministries, by Bhadra Sharma (kp
26/03/2016)
Slow
pace of aid signing irks NRA (kp 25/03/2016)
First
office set up outside Capital (kp 24/03/2016), NRA’s
first sub-regional office opens (ht 24/03/2016)
Uphill
task for NRA: to put together team: Some argue mobilising civil
servants will be easier than hiring new staff, by Bhadra Sharma (kp
23/03/2016)
Reconstruction
and its elusive grand narrative: The government has boxed itself into
an impossible situation of trying to control everything, something it
doesn’t have the required resources or capabilities to do, by John
Narayan Parajuli (kp 19/03/2016)
More
problems likely to rain down on quake survivors this monsoon: NRA
mulling ‘transitional shelters’ as rebuilding work fails to take off,
by Bhadra Sharma (kp 18/03/2016), Complaints
outnumber aid deals (kp 18/03/2016)
78
Singati families receive letters for housing grant, by Rajendra
Manandhar (kp 15/03/2016) [??]
Plan
distributed substandard zinc sheets: Quake victims, by Ramesh
Khatiwada (rep 15/03/2016)
First
grants to be issued from Singati centre: Two banks are scheduled
to sign grant contracts with displaced families today, by Bhadra
Sharma (kp 13/03/2016) [Please not mere show
but effective relief and reconstruction aid for quake effected families
without further delay!!], Banks
find few takers for loans to rebuild quake-hit houses: Bankers
attribute the low demand for the credit to ‘complicated procedure’
(kp 13/03/2016), Housing
aid distribution from Singati deferred: Leaders of some parties demand
cash for all at once (kp 14/03/2016), Local
protests mar quake grant distribution: NRA accused of mobilizing NGOs
only, bypassing local leaders, by Sangeet Sangroula (rep 14/03/2016)
Deconstruction
authority: The
government should stop trying to be a control freak, and open up the
space for earthquake survivors to easily rebuild their homes (nt
11/03/2016)
Quake
victims rebuilding on their own worry about reconstruction grant,
by Narhari Sapkota (rep 11/03/2016)
Rules
in place to supply timber for quake-hit (kp 11/03/2016) [11 months after the earthquake!!], No
relief: 2.5 million earthquake survivors have waited one year for help
while the Reconstruction Authority discusses procedures and guidelines,
by Sahina Shrestha (nt 11/03/2016)
Agreements
on housing reconstruction signed (ht 11/03/2016)
Talk
of quick survey for aid hollow: House assessment aimed to be completed
by mid-April but, as of yesterday, only 46 percent work over: NRA,
by Bhadra Sharma (kp 10/03/2016), Call
to involve women in rebuilding process (kp 10/03/2016), Ensure
safety before rebuilding: Singati folk, by Rajendra Manandhar (kp
10/03/2016)
Earthquake
victims: Banks seek permission to disburse grants, by Bibek Subedi
(kp 09/03/2016)
With
will and strong backs, a quake-hit village rebuilds without waiting for
govt: What kept them from giving up was a decision that the village has
capacity to recover (ht 09/03/2016)
NRA
shifts goalpost as victims wait: While the Post Disaster Needs
Assessment has put the number of earthquake-affected houses at
498,852, the Nepal Reconstruction Authority has surveyed only 150,000
households so far, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 07/03/2016), NAR
to distribute first installment of grant: The authority will soon
provide 25pc of total amount to quake-affected households (ht
07/03/2016) [???], Homes
for earthquake victims unlikely before monsoon: NRA (kp
08/03/2016), Reconstruction
body preparing framework (kp 09/03/2016)
1,300
get accounts as NRA gears up for rebuilding aid: Cash distribution to
be delayed due to NC convention (kp 04/03/2016)
Earthquake
Response: One-Door Policy and Multi-Door Expectations, by Prabin
Manandhar (sp 04/03/2016)
Govt
mandates NRA to disburse rebuilding aid: Families rendered
homeless
will get Rs 200,000 each and house loan of up to Rs 2.5
million (kp 03/03/2016)
NRA
fails to set up regional offices: Staff shortage blamed; Planned
reconstruction from Singati, Dolakha uncertain; No decision on hiring
, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 01/03/2016
NRA
tightens noose around I/NGOs: Nonprofits barred from engaging in
reconstruction work without prior approval (rep 29/02/2016) [?? This reminds of the government statements
shortly after the earthquakes! The affected people are still waiting in
vain!!], Victims
remain in dark about govt reconstruction program, by Narahari
Sapkota (rep 29/02/2016)
‘Do
not build houses without govt assistance’: The request from the
authority comes at a time when the quake victims have begun to
reconstruct houses on their own (kp 28/02/2016) [After almost one year of government non-action??]
NRA
starts drafting INGO Mobilisation Directive (ht 27/02/2016)
Up
to Rs 2.5m loan for rebuilding homes: NRA: NRA to provide subsidised
loan of up to Rs 2.5 for reubilding in cities and Rs 1.5 in
rural
areas (kp 26/02/2016), Reconstruction
grant distribution to begin March 3, by Sangeet Sangroula (rep
26/02/2016)
NRA
forms committee to simplify process of extending grant, loans (ht
26/02/2016)
Learning
from others: Often the question is whether villages should be rebuilt
in their original locations or relocated to less disaster-prone areas,
by Keshab Sharma (rep 25/02/2016)
‘Geological
study before rebuilding’: A preliminary study identifies 143
settlements in need of immediate attention in 14 most affected districts,
by Pragati Shahi (kp 24/02/2016)
School
reconstruction set to begin from Lalitpur (kp 23/02/2016)
NRA
calls for Nepal-India mechanism: Seeks to ensure smooth supply of
construction materials during post-quake reconstruction phase (ht
23/02/2016)
Post-quake
reconstruction: Government to use banking channel for aid distribution
(kp 22/02/2016)
Ministry's
delay hampers reconstruction works: NRA, by Sangeet Sangroula (rep
22/02/2016)
Tendering
versus conservation: Local community members have already raised their
voices to stop the construction through tendering, by Kai Weise (ht
20/02/2016)
Fake
earthquake victims disrupt data collection, by Harihar Singh
Rathaur (kp 18/02/2016)
Govt
to appoint section officers as VDC secretaries in quake-affected
districts, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 17/02/2016)
Chand-led
Maoists hinder data collection of quake victims in Kavre (ht
16/02/2016)
Language
barrier causing hassles in quake data collection, by Narahari
Sapkota (rep 15/02/2016)
A
time to rebuild: Evidence from the past quakes clearly indicates that
one of the major causes of building damage is foundational failure,
by Rakam Lama Tamang (kp 14/02/2016)
Reconstruction
drive: Government signs aid accords worth Rs90b, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 11/02/2016)
The
Opportunity of Building Back Better: There
is a huge need to rebuild houses since more than 800,000 homes were
completely destroyed or damaged in the affected districts, by
Prabin Manandhar (sp 06/02/2016)
Reconstruction
body to fast-track buying: Contracts up to Rs 500m to be handled at NRA
level (kp 05/02/2016))
Regulator
mess hampers I/NGOs’ quake rehab bi: Minister Mainali’s cadres have
padlocked Social Welfare Council member secy’s office while incum-bent
has been recalled (kp 31/01/2016) [??]
PM
visits integrated model settlement in Kavre: Says reconstruction of
damaged infrastructure would be carried out in three phases (ht
31/01/2016)
All
eyes on the NRA: The Reconstruction Authority has slid back into
oblivion after the CEO’s appointment, by Bhoj Raj Poudel (kp
29/01/2016)
Reconstruction
authority working at snail’s pace: NRA struggles to recruit staff
members even after one month, by Sangeet Sangroula (rep 25/01/2016)
Post
quake reconstruction: Govt to deploy more engineers; 450 professionals
to assess damage in 11 districts (kp 24/01/2016), Govt
deploys 21 staffers at NRA: The reconstruction authority sets a target
of officially beginning work in all earthquake-hit villages by April 25
(kp 25/01/2016)
No
clue for staff supply at NRA (kp 22/01/2016)
Response
Architecture, by Prabin Manandhar (sp 22/01/2016)
Govt
aid may be too little, too late for earthquake survivors, by
Pragati Shahi (kp 19/01/2016)
Senior
govt officials reluctant to join NRA; Factors: Working with ‘untested’
boss, career concerns (kp 18/01/2016)
NRA
entrusts NGO to recruit 3,000 engineers for damage survey, by
Sangeet Sangroula (rep 18/01/2016)
Build
back better: Govts have moral obligation and social responsibility to
protect civilians during natural disasters, by Sumesh Shiwakoty (kp
18/01/2016)
Rebuilding
campaign set to kick-start today: Actual work will begin on April 24,
on the eve of the first anniversary of the quake (kp 16/01/2016), Reconstruction
has begun, by Sushil Gyawali (kp 16/01/2016), Much-delayed
rebuilding campaign inaugurated: NRA aims to start building
ravaged
homes from April 24, on the eve of quake anniversary, by Bhadra
Sharma (kp 17/01/2016), Reconstruction
mega campaign kicks off, by Pushpa Raj Acharya (ht 17/01/2016), Bad
beginning: Starting symbolic reconstruction from Kathmandu makes govt
look myopic (kp 18/01/2016), Delayed
campaign: The quake victims will have to spendyet another rainy season
in makeshift shelters already damaged by the previous monsoon and the
snowfall in Gorkha district (ht 18/01/2016)
Citizen
initiative for reconstruction: The project is expected to help locals
rebuild 82 houses in the area that would have a local touch, including
the ancient architecture, with modern infrastructure (kp 15/01/2016)
Nepal
earthquake reconstruction to take years, NAR chief says (ht
15/01/2016)
Victims
clueless about resilient homes: Say they don’t understand house designs
described in English; UNDP launches awareness drive in coordination
with govt, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht 15/01/2016)
Timber
distribution: Government decision delay pegs back rebuilding works
(kp 15/01/2016)
Standards
for construction materials yet to be finalised (ht 15/01/2016)
Locals
come together to rebuild Pilachhen in Lalitpur (ht 15/01/2016)
Reconstruction
body unveils action plan (kp 14/01/2016), NAR
unveils four-phase reconstruction plan (ht 14/01/2016), Crude
measure: Govt’s call to channel reconstruction aid through it lacks
public legitimacy (kp 14/01/2016)
NRA
endorses two-tier structure for rebuilding (kp 13/01/2016)
Monasteries
denied rebuilding funds, by Anup Ojha (kp 12/01/2016)
NAR
to open 7 sub-regional offices (ht 12/01/2016)
House
panel asks govt to disclose post-quake reconstruction plans (ht
11/01/2016)
Post-quake
reconstruction: Survivors likely to get grant for rebuilding only after
April (kp 11/01/2016), Reconstruction
to begin only after mid-April: National action plan for reconstruction
not possible without detailed assessment: Gyewali, by Sangeet
Sangroula (rep 11/01/2016)
Experts:
Engineers should be responsible, by Gaurav Thapa (kp 11/01/2016)
Rebuilding
on drawing board amid staff lack, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 09/01/2016)
Post-quake
reconstruction: ‘Lack of workforce a challenge’, by Prahlad Rijal
(kp 09/01/2016)
NRA
to lay foundations for one house, one heritage site on quake safety day
(kp 08/01/2016)
Post-quake
reconstruction: Distribution of grant only after getting ‘exact details’
(kp 07/01/2016)
A
harder road ahead: Avoiding irregularities and misuse of funds will be
a herculean task for the Reconstruction Authority, by Bhadra Sharma
(kp 05/01/2016)
Show
and tell: Reconstruction Authority needs to show courage, and automony
from political parties (kp 04/01/2016)
Home-grown
human resource to rebuild damaged structures: PM (kp 03/01/2016)
CBS
to hold census in tremor-hit areas: Move will make it easy for govt to
distribute relief, carry out rebuilding (kp 02/01/2016), Electronic
data recording begins, by Rajendra Manandhar (kp 02/01/2016)
Authority
to reconstruct: The Reconstruction Authority finally has a chief, but
now there is no money for helicopters, by Om Astha Rai (nt
01/01/2015)
Food
for work programme: Quake survivors rebuilding villages, by
Harihar Singh Rathaur (kp 31/12/2015)
NRA
to announce programmes in mid-January: Authority CEO Gyawali said that
reconstruction programmes would be made public on National Earthquake
Safety Day (kp 30/12/2015)
Sushil
Gyawali named NRA chief, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 26/12/2015)
Reconstruction
Bill passed unopposed: Decks cleared for the formation of the National
Reconstruction Authority almost eight months after the April 25
earthquake, by Binod Ghimire (kp 17/12/2015), Guidelines
on aid to earthquake victims: Govt to provide Rs 200k to half a million
families (kp 17/12/2015), Quake-displaced
in Palpa building houses on their own (kp 17/12/2015), Reconstruction
bill endorsed (ht 21/12/2015)
Quake-affected
in Sankhu may be denied subsidy (kp 11/12/2015)
Lack
of fuel, materials halts construction (kp 28/11/2015)
NC,
UML fight over CEO post: Govt has not begun reconstruction works seven
months after the devastating quake, by Binod Ghimire (kp
25/11/2015), Reconstruction
bill stuck with House panel: CEO appointment a sticking point with both
main opposition and CPN-UML, by Prakash Acharya (ht 25/11/2015) [Isn't
there any law expert who can file a law case against these criminal and
irresponsible politicians who play with the life and future of the
Nepali citizens??], Displaced
families brace for cold winter, by Prahlad Rijal (kp 25/11/2015), Communication
with disaster affected: Humanitarian response, by Surendra Pokharel
(ht 25/11/2015), EU
urges govt to speed up rebuilding efforts (kp 25/11/2015), Online Fund-Raising: An
Experience, by Hira Bahadur Thapa (rn 25/11/2015)
Formation
of reconstruction authority: Bill likely to enter Parliament through
voting; Parties miss consensus deadline; NC insists Govind Pokhrel
should helm the reconstruction body, by Binod Ghimire (kp
22/11/2015) [Only power games count, not the
suffering of the peoples! Throw these politicians into the dustbin!],
Need
of the hour: Reconstruction is on hold thanks to political parties’
partisan interests (kp 24/11/2015)
NPC
given task of post-quake reconstruction and relief work (ht
20/11/2015), Planning
commission initiates process to kick-start reconstruction works (ht
24/11/2015)
Rebuilding
rural Nepal: Lessons for improvement, by Dipendra Gautam (ht
20/11/2015)
Owners
use green technology to rebuild quake-damaged brick kilns, by
Pragati Shahi (kp 19/11/2015)
Women
seek role in reconstruction body (kp 19/11/2015), Women
demand ‘meaningful’ role in reconstruction campaign (ht 19/11/2015)
NC
to press govt to pass reconstruction bill at earliest (ht
17/11/2015) [It should have been passed
already five months ago when the NC was heading the government!!]
Earthquake
displaced unable to build without new building code, by Pratichya
Dulal (kp 17/11/2015)
Development
projects benefit quake survivors, by Prakash Adhikari (kp
16/11/2015)
‘Bring
all oppn parties on board’ (ht 09/11/2015), Govt
action plan gathers dust: Absence of NRA and coordination among
ministries are main reasons behind delay; It is already one month since
the action plan for releasing grant assistance was endorsed by the
Cabinet, by Gaurav Thapa (kp 09/11/2015), Dispute
puts formation of recon body in doubt (kp 09/11/2015) [To hell with all
these incompetent politicians!!], NC
demands consensus on reconstruction bill (ht 09/11/2015)
Previous
appointments to Reconstruction Authority likely to end, by Ashok
Dahal (rep 07/11/2015)
Reconstruction
Bill at House likely on Sunday (kp 06/11/2015)
Ministries
told to speed up reconstruction efforts (kp 05/11/2015)
Reconstruction
policy in limbo sans NRA, by Gaurav Thapa (kp 01/11/2015)
Six
months after quake: Displaced brace for harsh winter (kp
31/10/2015), Nowhere
to go: It’s six months since the April 25 earthquake, and many
victims are still living in camps, by Pratibha Tuladhar (kp 31/10/2015), ‘Reinstate
NRA to expedite recovery efforts’ (ht 31/10/2015)
Rebuilding
Authority Bill in limbo (kp 30/10/2015), A
race against winter: The Indian blockade has impeded reconstruction and
humanitarian efforts to protect earthquake survivors before winter sets
in, by Om Astha Rai (nt 30/10/2015) [Not to forget the
inactivity of the govt!]
Winter
is coming: The Oli govt needs to prioritise the pending reconstruction
work (kp 28/10/2015)
Political
turmoil clouds post-quake reconstruction works: In the absence of the
National Reconstruction Authority the works have ground to a halt
(kp 25/10/2015), Nepal
earthquakes leave bitter legacy as children become quarry for
traffickers (ht 25/10/2015), Nepal
earthquake continues to drive aftershocks through the lives of women
(ht 25/10/2015)
Earthquake-hit
to build model houses, by Aash Gurung (kp 19/19/29015)
Donor
agencies to rebuild over 250 health facilities, by Arjun Poudel
(rep 15/10/2015)
Housekeeping
first: PM KP Oli must revive the Reconstruction Authority to jumpstart
rebuilding and redevelopment, by Shesh Ghale (kp 15/10/2015)
UK
concerned over delay in reconstruction (kp 14/10/2015)
NRNA
to rebuild 1,000 homes for quake victims within two years (ht
13/10/2015) [And what is the government doing
with the 4.4 billion dollars from donor nations??]
Help
from abroad: Non-Resident Nepalis can provide much needed resources and
expertise to rebuild Nepal, by Ratan K. Jha (kp 12/10/2015)
That
elusive subsidy: Questions every earthquake-affected family will now
ask is why the enumeration once again, by Weena Pun (kp 10/10/2015)
Quake-affected
families await rebuilding plan (kp 07/10/2015), From
frying pan into firePassing Reconstruction Bill could give much-needed
push to economy (kp 07/10/2015)
Tale
of two quakes The delay in passing the reconstruction bill shows that
our leaders are not serious about rebuilding Nepal, by Gyanendra
Gurung (kp 05/10/2015)
Reconstruction
materials: Reuse the rubble, by Dipendra Gautam (ht 01/10/2015)
INGOs
call for revival of reconstruction authority (ht 01/10/2015)
Shelters
to houses, by Weena Pun (kp 26/09/2015)
100
community infrastructures reconstructed (ht 25/09/2015)
Langtang
rising: A strong sense of community and help from outside assists
survivors to rebuild their homes and lives, by Upasana Khadka (kp
25/09/2015) [And what about the responsiblity
of the central government?]
IDPG:
Finalise reconstruction authority bill (kp 24/09/2015)
Time
to rebuild: The government should train masons, electricians and
plumbers on sustainable building techniques, by Rabin Bastola (kp
23/09/2015)
The
devastating earthquake: Reconstructing Kathmandu, by Niranjan Mani
Dixit (ht 23/09/2015)
Material
benefits: Use of locally available resources in the reconstruction
process will help revive the rural economy, by Indra Adhikari and
Uddhab Pyakurel (kp 22/09/2015)
A
fresh start: The government’s plan to train 50,000 youths for
construction in quake-affected districts is a challenging task, by
Rommel J. Pun (kp 18/09/2015)
Pilot
project on integrated settlement soon, by Rupak D. Sharma (ht
17/09/2015)
New
Bill tabled to give legitimacy: Bill gives validity to works done by
previous ordinance, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 16/09/2015), New
Reconstruction Authority bill tabled (ht 16/09/2015), Reconstruction
plan in disarray: Instead of passing the Bill, the House sent it to the
Good Governance Committee for discussion, by< Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 20/09/2015))
Reconstruction With
Equity, by Gyan Basnet (rn 15/09/2015), Equitable
reconstruction: Quantum shift in governance, by Gyan Basnet (ht
17/09/2015)
Works
under now-expired ordinance validated, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
10/09/2015)
Big
3 set to table new Bill on Reconstruction body, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 09/09/2015), Post
earthquake reconstruction: Experts criticise govt rebuilding approach
(kp 09/09/2015)
Rebuilding
Nepal: The Open University Initiative (OUI) aims to take education
opportunities to the grassroots communities, by Raju Adhikari,
Pramod Dhakal, Drona Rasali and Ambika Adhikari (rep 09/09/2015)
Wrangling
over Reconstruction Authority returns: Maoists want bill revised,
by Ashok Dahal (rep 08/09/2015)
‘Govt
should rebuild heritage’, by Gaurav Thapa (kp 05/09/2015)
Govt
plans new mechanism for reconstruction, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
05/09/2015)
Deconstructing
reconstruction: Rebuilding destroyed homes has been unnecessarily
delayed by lack of money, masons and clear government policy, by
Sahina Shrestha (nt 04/09/2015), How
politics blocks relief: Will the survivors of the earthquake suffer the
same fate as the victims of the Jure landslide who are still waiting
for compensation and relocation?, by Yuvaraj Puri (nt 04/09/2015)
Rebuilding
authority remains ‘suspended’, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
03/09/2015), NC,
UML at odds over validating Reconstruction Authority (kp
04/09/2015), Dead
and buried: Dissolution of Reconstruction Authority reveals govt’s
disregard of quake victims (kp 04/09/2015) [!!], New
Bill on reconstruction soon: Govinda Pokhrel ro continue as Chief
Executive Officer of Authority (ht 04/09/2015), Reconstruction
body in limbo as ordinance expires, by Sangeet Dangroula (rep
04/09/2015)
KMC,
NSET sign MoU for post-quake reconstruction (ht 29/08/2015)
Build
back safer: A proven documentary to inspire earthquake-resistant
construction for Nepal, by Aparajita Acharya (nt 28/08/2015)
Reconstruction
Authority begins work: Selects Pilachhein to implement urban renewal
project, by Rupak D. Sharma (ht 26/08/2015), Quake
reconstruction to cover 31 districts (rep 26/08/2015), Time
to act fast (ht 27/08/2015), Post-disaster
reconstruction: Listen to the affected, by Sangram S. Lama Tamang
(ht 27/08/2015)
‘Quake
masons up for rebuilding’ (kp 26/08/2015)
Ministries
cagey about PM relief fund spending, by Rajan Pokhrel (ht
25/08/2015)
Dreams
to rebuild: Concerned authorities should listen to the modest proposals
of Nepali architects, by Abhi Subedi (kp 23/08/2015)
Spending
aid: The quality of reconstruction projects should not be compromised
in the name of fast-tracking the process, by Tilakman Singh
Bhandari (kp 21/08/2015)
Tragedy
and farce: Nepal’s slow reconstruction process is an indication of its
failure to learn from history, by Bhoj Raj Poudel (kp 20/08/2015)
Quake
relief distributed against guidelines in Kavrepalanchowk, by
Madhusudhan Guragain (rep 17/08/2015)
Suggestions
for the NRA: Although the NRA has been set up, reliability and the
management of reconstruction tasks are exigent, by Pramesh KC (kp
16/08/2015)
Pokhrel
CEO of National Reconstruction Authority (ht 14/08/2015), The
authority to rebuild: Do we have the political will to save time and
money to fuse the long-pending Disaster Management Authority with the
Reconstruction Authority? (nt 14/08/2015), Better
build back: Nepal’s post-earthquake rehabilitation now hinges on the
formation of a credible and independent Reconstruction Authority,
by Sonia Awale (nt 14/08/2015), Development
partners optimistic: Appointment of Reconstruction Authority CEO fuels
hope for momentum, by Pushpa Raj Acharya (ht 15/08/2015), Good
move: Govinda Pokhrel is a sound choice to lead the Reconstruction
Authority (kp 17/08/2015)
75
pc discount for rebuilding completely damaged structures’ (ht
09/08/2015)
Rebuilding
policy (ht 07/08/2015)
After
chief secy, hunt intensifies for NRA CEO (kp 06/08/2015)
NPC
frames draft of reconstruction policy, by Rupak D. Sharma (ht
06/08/2015)
NVP
launches reconstruction network, lauds volunteerism (ht 02/08/2015)
Post
quake reconstruction: Dwellings planned for congested areas, by
Gaurav Thapa (kp 23/07/2015)
Development
budget freezes after quake (ht 21/07/2015)
Post-quake
recovery: Experts focus on resilient livelihoods (kp 18/07/2015)
Parallel
circuits: As we rebuild homes, can we dismantle gender norms?, by
Weena Pun (kp 18/07/2015)
Rebuilding
quake-hit economy: Finance Minister has to balance two crucial tasks:
Reconstruction of damaged infrastructure and boosting GDP growth,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 10/07/2015)
Disaster-hit
people: Right to live with dignity, by Amrit Prasad Sharma (ht
08/07/2015)
Putting
people first: Nepal needs to take cue from Haiti and involve locals to
make reconstruction efforts effective, by Radha Paudel (kp
07/07/2015)
NPC
sees huge growth prospect in rebuilding, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 07/07/2015)
From
relief to reconstruction, by Apoorva Lal (kp 04/07/2015)
Govt
seeks constructive role of pvt sector, by Pushpa Raj Acharya (ht
04/07/2015)
Ramblings
on reconstruction, by Kai Weise (ht 04/07/2015)
Post-quake
Reconstruction: An Exigent Task Ahead, by Uttam Maharjan (rn
02/07/2015)
Building
it right: It is time we considered geological factors like liquefaction
while carrying out any construction activity, by Rakam Lama Tamang
(kp 01/07/2015)
Miles
to go: While more funds are necessary for reconstruction, utilisation
of resources looks to be a greater challenge, by Som P. Pudasaini
(kp 30/06/2015)
Reconstruction
and rehabilitation: If all pledged aid comes, govt need not use its
funds, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 29/06/2015)
Going
against the current: To avoid the disastrous consequences of
earthquakes, we must promote sustainable development practices, by
Yuba Raj Guragain (kp 28/06/2015)
Unpaid
armies: Nepal has the chance to make volunteerism more effective and
accommodating, by Simone Galimberti (kp 21/06/2015), Caribbean
lessons: Now is the time for Nepal to capitalise on its citizens
skilled in urban planning and civil engineering, by Junu Shrestha
(kp 21/06/2015), Building
back: Reconstruction demands serious study of the factors that led to
collapse of buildings during the quake, by Pramod Neupane (kp
21/06/2015)
Earthquake
could jeopardise millennium health goals: MoHP; Programmes for safe
motherhood, child and neonatal health could be affected, states MoHP
study (kp 17/06/2015)
Temblors
upset bid to graduate from LDC (kp 19/05/2015), Graduation
from LDC status by 2022 becomes an even more distant goal (ht), FinMin
warns quakes could reverse gains (kp 19/05/2015)
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