KATHMANDU: A meeting of the cabinet is underway at the Prime Minister’s official residence in Baluwatar.
Prime Minister KP Oli called the meeting to “discuss the extension of the Nepal Reconstruction Authority” (NRA), according to a cabinet minister.
It is widely speculated that the government is likely to extend the term of the NRA.
A steering committee meeting the National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) had on Monday recommended to extend the tenure of the Authority by a year.
The17th committee meeting under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Oli took the decision to recommend the Council of Ministers for the extension by a year.
NRA Chief Executive Officer Sushil Gyawali has stated that the committee decided to recommend for tenure extension in a way to complete the reconstruction of private houses and important structures including Dharahara which was adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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