KATHMANDU, Nov 16: The government has asked all rural municipalities and municipalities to submit details of the damage caused during the Gen Z protests on September 8 and 9.
The Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration has written to all 753 local units across the country, requesting them to provide the damage reports. The ministry said in a letter dated November 12 that it had instructed the local units to enter the details of losses from the protests into an online portal.
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The ministry said the letter includes the information needed to upload the data to the portal. It clarified that the details are required for reconstruction and related work.
On September 21, the Cabinet formed a five-member committee to assess the damage to public property, physical infrastructure and private establishments during the protests, and to prepare a reconstruction plan.
To keep the data collection uniform and simple, the committee created an online portal and instructed the local units to enter details related to their offices and areas. The ministry has asked all units to upload any remaining or missing data through the portal.
