KATHMANDU: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli expressed concern over delay in the post-earthquake reconstruction works and issued a directive to the concerned authorities to expedite the campaign.

Inaugurating the seminar on reconstruction organised by the National Reconstruction Authority for the coordination among the related ministries, bodies and units in the Capital on Tuesday, the Prime Minister said that he was not much satisfied with the pace of entire works of the government as well as the reconstruction works.

"I might also be blamed for this but the delay in the reconstruction campaign in the pretext of other obstacles and impediments would not be tolerated. I am ready to do everything on behalf of the Council of Ministers or Parliament for that cause," he said.

PM Oli stated that any employee making delay in works under any pretext from now onwards would be transferred.

"It will not be good if building shelters for the earthquake victims takes decades," he added.

Stating that the details of the extent of reconstruction works and the employees assigned for overseeing that work should be made public through the national media on a daily basis from now on, the Prime Minister also underlined the need of mobilising the youth volunteers in the reconstruction works.

Urging the concerned authorities to expedite the reconstruction works with a new zeal and height, Prime Minister Oli expressed concern over delay in reconstruction of Rani Pokhari and Dharahara.