Of the total 2,132 police buildings, including headquarters and police posts, 768 were destroyed in the course of battle between the government forces and the then Maoist rebels. [break]
“During the first phase, we rebuilt 100 police posts. We will soon begin the second phase of reconstruction,” said Binod Singh, spokesperson at the Nepal Police Headquarters.
He informed that the police personnel were facing many problems as hundreds of police posts in the remote places were destroyed during the conflict.
“The police personnel endured many difficulties while living in plastic tents or taking shelter inside caves in want of suitable housing in remote areas,” Singh said.
For the first phase of reconstruction, Nepal Police Headquarters received Rs 801.37 million including contributions from four organizations including DFID and Nepal Peace Trust Fund.
In eastern development region, 29 police units have been reconstructed out of the 209 units destroyed fully or partially during the conflict. Similarly, 19 each in central and western regions have been reconstructed and 20 police units in mid-western area have been built again. In addition, 13 police posts in Far-Western region have been rebuilt in the first-phase of reconstruction.
The Police Headquarters is planning to begin the second phase of reconstruction in which 81 police posts will be reconstructed. Singh informed that it will take around 15 months to complete the program.
“We hope to complete the second phase on time, but supply of raw materials to remote places might pose a hindrance,” Singh added.
According to the Police Headquarters, Rs 1.11 billion has been allocated to rebuild 81 police posts in various parts of Nepal.
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