At the call of Nepal Engineers' Association, engineers have been deployed voluntarily to evaluate whether the houses suffering cracks during the earthquake are suitable to live.
House owners in the capital can contact on 01-5010251, 01-5010252, 01-5010253 and Nepal Telecom mobile number 9841260026 to get free engineering services that have been available since May 1.
The Association has started the online services from its website www.neanepal.org.np bearing in mind increasing calls from the service seekers, said Association President Dhrubaraj Thapa.
Of the checked houses, 50 percent are suitable for residing; 20-25 percent are unsuitable and remaining others need renovations. The engineers' teams classify the houses in three categories. The house with a red mark is not suitable for stay, with yellow mark needs maintenance and those marked with green colour are appropriate for living.
A total of 1,915,800 houses were completely damaged, 175,162 were partially damaged by the April 25 massive earthquake. Likewise, 10718 government offices were turned into ruins and over 14,741 suffered partial damages, according to the Ministry of Home Affairs. RSS
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