Technicians dont come to village
āTechnicians donāt come to villageā
Published: 03:43 am Apr 25, 2017
Dolakha, April 24 Earthquake victims of Dolakha have lamented having to construct their houses without consultation with technicians. Most of them said they couldnāt consult engineers or technicians deployed to quake affected areas by the National Reconstruction Authority. āBefore I started construction, I applied to the municipality office more than once asking that an engineer or technician be sent to my place to monitor construction, but to no avail. Finally I had to start house construction without any engineer,ā said Jaya Bahadur Khatri of Lapilang. Another victim Indra Bahadur Khatri voiced similar concern, saying no one had come to monitor his under-construction house. āThere is no technician or engineer in our village,ā he said, adding, āAnd we canāt afford to keep waiting at a time when the monsoon is at our doorstep.ā In the then Suspa Kshamawati VDC that now figures in the recently formed Bhimeswor Municipality, of the 300 houses built, only 200 were monitored. Many said they were deprived of the second instalment of the grant as engineers didnāt recommend the same. NRAās district coordination committee secretariat Chief Sagar Acharya pledged investigation and action against technicians if they had not reached their duty stations and done their part of the duty.