BHOJPUR: Even after almost three years the former rebels renounced violence and joined mainstream politics, dozens of government offices, which were destroyed during the decade long Maoist insurgency, here are yet to be reconstructed. Office buildings of District Administration Office (DAO), local airport, Post Offices and many police posts in rural areas were damaged.

According to Chief District Officer Baburam Khatiwada, although they allocated Rs 40 lakhs for the construction of the DAO building, the contractor did not make a suitable building for the office as per estimate. Not, the office is housed in the guest house of District Development Committee. The DAO building was ravaged on February 21, 2004 by the Maoists.

In order to exert pressure on the authorities, an all-party meeting on Friday decided to expedite the reconstruction process immediately. "Though various CDOs came to Bhojpur, the condition of the buildings is still the same." The office of the local airport, which was destroyed during Maoist-security force clash in 2003, is being run in a small room built by police.

"The lack of airport tower has been creating problem", said Kishor Khatri, chief of Civil Aviation Office, Bhojpur, hinting at the risks the passengers are forced to undergo.

According to a political activist, the visit of the police posts in the rural areas would clearly remind one of the decade-long violence. Though 25 police posts were reestablished after the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Accord in 2006, lack of proper buildings have been dogging the policemen. Govinda Shah, Superintendent of Police in the district, said their daily works were also adversely affected in the want of buildings.

The buildings of post offices in the rural areas are also not built. According to Hem Raj Dahal, an employee of District Post Office, 14 buildings of post office in various villages were destroyed during the war. "As necessary budget for the reconstruction has never been allocated, they still remind us the scar of wanton violence," he added.