KATHMANDU: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has pledged to complete all remaining work of post-quake reconstruction.
Prime Minister Dahal has asserted that his government’s foremost priorities were construction of earthquake-resilient infrastructures and to move ahead with uniformity in policy and practice.
“All policies and legal provisions put in place by the State in regard to construction of earthquake-resilient infrastructures would be strictly implemented,” reaffirmed Dahal.
The government had been observing the National Earthquake Safety Day on Magh 2 of the Nepali month every year in memory of the massive earthquake that occurred in 1990 BS and thereby to spread awareness about the earthquake safety methods.
The Head of the Government, on the occasion, appealed to all Nepalis for early preparedness for earthquake and be familiar to building earthquake-resistant infrastructures, early warning of the disaster among others.
“I am confident that this Day would inspire us to build modern, quality and quake-resilient infrastructures and would impart an important message and social awareness,” said the PM.
He recalled that during his second stint as Prime Minister, he had considered increasing the reconstruction grant by Rs 100,000 and made sure that there was transparency and public were updated about post-quake reconstruction works among others.
According to him, among other important works undertaken during his second tenure as the PM were adding Rs 50,000 for retrofitting of the houses prone to quake, enabling environment for collaboration and expediting reconstruction works.
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