PM tells NRA to expedite reconstruction works

KATHMANDU: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has directed officials of the National Reconstruction Authority and other stakeholders to expedite their works so that all of the quake survivors would get the relief at the earliest.

In a meeting held at the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers in Singha Durbar today, PM Dahal also directed the stakeholders to provide the quake survivors with easy loans in order to repair or reconstruct their houses.

Meanwhile, PM Dahal urged for the immediate relocation of people living in settlements rendered risky after the earthquake.

Minister for Urban Development Arjun Narsingha KC, Minister for Local Development Hitraj Pandey, Minister for Education Dhaniram Poudel, Chief Secretary Som Lal Subedi and NRA Chief Executive Officer Govinda Raj Pokharel among others were present in the meeting.