MYAGDI, May 15: Blacktopping has started on the Pokharebagar-Chitre road that connects a popular tourism destination Ghodepani.

KATHMANDU, Dec 23: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has instructed the bodies concerned to complete the remaining works of the National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) on time.

KATHMANDU, Sept 16: The National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) has started handing over the remaining reconstruction work of private houses and other structures damaged by the 2015 earthquake to the authorities concerned. The reconstruction works of private housing, settlement development, government and public buildings, health and educational institutions, monasteries, roads and bridges were handed over to different authorities at a program organized by NRA.

KATHMANDU, Feb 23: The government has spent 480 million rupees to decorate the main administrative building, the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers (OPMCM) at Singha Durbar.

KATHMANDU, Feb 15: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has inaugurated the three facades of Singha Durbar following the restoration of the structures. The post-earthquake rebuild project was completed recently. Singha Durbar which serves as the main administrative hub was damaged by the 2015 April earthquake.

KATHMANDU, Nov 27: A webinar has commenced for holding interaction on and archiving the outcomes made in the post-earthquake reconstruction and rehabilitation.

KATHMANDU, March 10: The reconstruction of historical Dharahara that was devastated by the 2015 Gorkha earthquake is gaining momentum in a way to complete it by mid-September 2020.

MELAMCHI, March 9: Reconstruction of the heritages as old temples and Buddhist monasteries is in limbo in Sindhupalchok district even as five years have passed since the 2015 Gorkha Earthquake.

The National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) is marking its fourth anniversary tomorrow. It is said the Authority set up after the April 2015 Gorkha Earthquake has completed 83 percent of the reconstruction works related to the private houses and other sectors, and the remaining work is ongoing in an expeditious manner.

​KATHMANDU, Dec 26: With final phase of post-quake reconstruction work approaching its end, officials of the National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) has said that the government should take initiative for rehabilitation of around 550,000 workers trained for reconstruction work.

KATHMANDU, Nov 23: The National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) has said that 62 percent of the houses damaged by the 2015 earthquakes have already been rebuilt while another 24 percent are currently under-construction.

KATHMANDU, Oct 19: The National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) has asked the beneficiaries of the private housing grant to collect the second tranche of housing grant by mid-November.

KATHMANDU, Oct 2: National Reconstruction Authority (NRA), Norwegian Embassy to Nepal and United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to launch a project for the reconstruction of 24 quake-hit schools in various districts.

KATHMANDU, Oct 2: National Reconstruction Authority (NRA), Norwegian Embassy to Nepal and United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to launch a project for the reconstruction of 24 quake-hit schools in various districts.

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SINDHUPALCHOWK, Sept 14: National Reconstruction Authority has inaugurated the rebuilt buildings of five quake-hit government offices in Sindhupalchowk on Saturday.

NRA CEO Gyawali departs for South Korea

September 2, 2019 15:37 pm

KATHMANDU, Sept 2: Chief Executive Officer of National Reconstruction Authority Sushil Gyawali left for South Korea on Monday to participate in the Global Infrastructure Cooperation Conference that will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday.

OKHALDHUNGA, Aug 3: The house of Lal Prasad Ghimire of Khijitaki village of Khijidemba Rural Municipality–4, Okhaldhunga suffered huge damage in the devastating 2015 earthquake. Although the house was inhabitable, his name was not included in the list of eligible housing grant recipients in the first survey conducted by the National Reconstruction Authority (NRA). In the last four years, he complained about it on several occasions with the local authorities.  He did not know whether his name was included on the list.

SINDHUPALCHOWK, July 31: The National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) has finally released funds for the reconstruction of quake-destroyed Gumbas (Buddhist monasteries) in Sindhupalchowk, four years after the devastating earthquakes of 2015.

RAMECHHAP, June 26: The technical team from the National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) currently deployed in Dimipokhari of Sunapati Rural Municipality-2 has halted work after one of the engineers was thrashed by the ward chief.

KATHMANDU, June 17: The National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) has requested the beneficiaries, who have not yet signed a housing grant agreement, to do so within July 6 and take the first tranche within July 16.

BHADGAUN, May 10: Chief Executive Officer of National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) Sushil Gyewali said NRA took the disaster as an opportunity. He also informed that the NRA has laid emphasis on the reconstruction and renovation of heritage sites.

KATHMANDU, May 4: Unveiling the government’s policy and program for the upcoming fiscal year 2019/20 on Friday, President Bidya Bhandari made a claim on post-earthquake recovery contradicting the plan of the National Reconstruction Authority (NRA).

KATHMANDU, April 30: The agitating engineers working on contract basis for the National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) have agreed to return to work after the reconstruction body agreed to their demands of extra allowances and perks on Monday.

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KATHMANDU, April 24: The National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) claimed on Tuesday that 80 percent of the beneficiaries of the private housing reconstruction grants have either completed reconstruction or started rebuilding their houses.

KATHMANDU, March 31: The National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) has started deploying engineers - a total of 550 of them- for the inspection and resurvey of the houses whose owners have filed complaints of being affected by the 2015 mega earthquakes but who were not listed as beneficiaries of the private housing reconstruction grant provided by the government.

KATHMANDU, March 4: Reconstruction of the Bal Gopaleshwar Temple in the middle of Rani Pokhari, a pond holding historic significance in the heart of the city, will be completed by the upcoming festival of Tihar, claimed Sushil Gyewali, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Reconstruction Authority (NRA).

SINDHULI, Feb 20: On August 12, National Reconstruction Authority's Central Project Implementation Unit (Grant Management and Local Infrastructure), Kathmandu, publicized a notice. Quake victims were informed that they could transfer their names from the list of Retrofitting grant recipients to reconstruction beneficiaries.

DHADING, Jan 26: The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) Sushil Gyawali said that the NRA was preparing to establish a reconstruction technical unit in the local government to facilitate the remaining tasks of reconstruction.

CHITWAN, Jan 8: Former Prime Minister and Chairperson of Nepal Communist Party (NCP), Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said that ruling and opposition parties are together in the campaign of development construction and reconstruction.

KATHMANDU, Dec 26: A photo exhibition featuring the reconstruction and rehabilitation program, after the massive earthquake of April 2015 and its aftershocks has begun in the capital.

KATHMANDU, Dec 14: As many as 25,000 earthquake survivors have received free telephone service through the medium of toll-free initiated by the National Reconstruction Authority (NRA).

70 percent houses rebuilt in Rasuwa

December 13, 2018 08:53 am

RASUWA, Dec 13: Rasuwa was one of the worst-affected districts by the devastating earthquakes of 2015 in terms of both human causalities and destruction of property. As the devastation nears its fourth year, majority of the residents have overcome their insurmountable grief and have started their life afresh by rebuilding their settlements.

KHOTANG, Dec 6:  After almost four years since the catastrophic 2015 earthquakes, a total of 545 beneficiaries in Khotang district have received the third tranche of the housing grant.

KATHMANDU, Nov 29: While the reconstruction across the nation has been picking up pace, the reconstruction of private houses inside the Kathmandu Valley has not shown satisfactory progress even three and half years after the devastating earthquakes of 2015.

KATHMANDU, Nov 27: Local units of Kavrepalanchok district have signed an 11-point agreement with the National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) in order to expedite the reconstruction works in the district.

KATHMANDU, Nov 23: Although there are credible reports that a huge number of earthquake victims have either not built their new homes or received the housing grant provided by the government from more than one place, none of these quake victims have refunded the grant, snubbing a public notice by the National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) to do so.

RAMECHHAP, Nov 17: Finance Minister Yuba Raj Khatiwada and Chief Executive Officer of National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) Sushil Gyawali visited the Majhi settlement of Ramechhap along with external donors on Friday.

KATHMANDU, Nov 16: The National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) on Thursday decided to hand over the responsibility to the local bodies to develop the unified settlements containing at most 99 houses.

LALITPUR, Oct 8: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Reconstruction Authority (NRA), Sushil Gyawali, has said that the authority has brought programs focusing on the traditional reconstruction of heritages such as the Bugmati settlement.

KATHMANDU, Oct 6: Chief of the National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) Sushil Gyewali said on Saturday that the BRA would provide additional amount of Rs 50,000 each for the reconstruction of earthquake-hit houses in the ancient cities like Bungmati of Lalitpur.

KHOTANG, Oct 3: After three years of the disaster, the government has started distributing the third and the final installment of house grant to earthquake victims in Khotang.

BANEPA, Sept 25: Even three years after the catastrophic earthquake of 2015, a majority of the extremely impoverished families of the 14 most-affected districts have not been able to rebuild their homes despite receiving housing grants provided by the government. To help such people out, the government has decided to provide a soft loan of Rs 300,000 to them.

NRA SC meeting taking place today

September 6, 2018 10:35 am

KATHMANDU, Sept 6: A Steering Committee (SC) meeting of the National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) has been scheduled to take pale on Thursday.

KATHMANDU, Aug 22: National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) has approved the preliminary plan for the development of five integrated settlements in three districts—Sindhupalchowk, Ramechhap and Kavrepalanchowk.

KATHMANDU, Aug 20: Secretary at National Reconstruction Authority (NRA), Arjun Kumar Karki, has said this fiscal year is being marked as the reconstruction year and all the houses destroyed by the earthquake would be completed by the end of fiscal year 2076/77BS.

KATHMANDU, Aug 20: A study conducted by Transparency International, Nepal has concluded that the government and the National Reconstruction Authority failed to complete post-earthquake reconstruction works as expected.

Sushil Gyewali back at NRA

August 15, 2018 19:19 pm

KATHMANDU, Aug 15: The government has appointed former chief executive officer (CEO) of the National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) Sushil Gyewali as the new NRA chief.

Govt still undecided on new NRA CEO

August 6, 2018 07:20 am

KATHMANDU, Aug 6: A month has passed since the post of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) has remained vacant but the government has continued dilly-dallying over the appointment of a new CEO of the body responsible for post-earthquake reconstruction and rehabilitation work.