Senior Division Engineer Hari Sharma has been appointed as chief of the sub-regional office. The regional office will oversee the task of the reconstruction and rehabilitation of Dolakha, Ramechhap and Okhaldhunga districts.In January, the directive committee of the NRA had decided to set up six regional offices of the authority with joint secretaries as its head to oversee the task of reconstruction and rehabilitation for the 14 most-affected districts in Dolakha, Kavre, Nuwakot, Gorkha, Kathmandu and Lalitpur and a regional office for other remaining 17 least-affected districts.
But the NRA could not set up the seven regional offices in the quake-affected districts after joint secretaries and other officials did not assume the office. The office were scheduled to open in January.
Following denial from the joint secretaries to head its regional offices, NRA has picked up under secretaries for leading these offices. Sharma is also under secretary, Ram Thapaliya, spokesperson of the NRA informed.
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