Author: Himalaya Post

The National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) has decided to hold an international conference coming November to share Nepal’s achievements and experience of reconstruction after the 2015 earthquake. The international conference organizing committee is chaired by NRA Chief Executive Officer, Sushil Gyawali. Even a five-member secretariat has been formed under the coordination of a member of NRA executive committee. Member secretary of the secretariat, who is also the Spokesperson of the NRA, Manohar Ghimire, said they had held workshops relating to the reconstructions of private houses, cultural and archaeological heritages, public building, livelihood and financial rehabilitation, institutional and financial management and rescue and relief distribution after the disaster. At the final workshop organized in the federal capital on Tuesday, NRA CEO Gyawali informed that NRA was holding the international conference to share its experiences, skills, documentation and weaknesses as well. Although the NRA Act has the provision of reconstruction fund, it was not implemented. If it was implemented, reconstruction drive could gain pace,” he...

At least 13 local levels of Dhanusha district saw cut-down of grants for failing to comply with their obligations. The action has been taken against the local level for not depositing revenue, carrying out audit and conducting assembly meetings. Chief of Single Treasury Account of State-2 Janakpur Binod Gelal said action has been slapped against the local levels which did not adhere to the fiscal management act and disallow employees posted after adjustment for daily attendance. He informed that the local levels facing action are Janakpurdham sub-metropolis, Mithila municipality, Dhanushadham municipality, Mukhyapatti Musaraniya, Nagarain, Kamala, Bateswor, Aurahi, Janak Nandani, Ganeshman Charnath, Chhireswornath, Mithila Bihari and Hamsapur municipalities. Five local levels, namely Sabaila municipality, Shahidnagar municipality, Bideha municipality, Dhanauji municipality and Laxminiya rural municipality, however, have escaped the action. The state government has decided to provide grants to the local levels for complying with the stated obligations on part of local government, he added. There is a provision that the local level has to deposit 40 percent of its revenue to the state government treasury and keep 60 percent in its own. The local levels failing to send revenue to state treasury have to face cut-down of grants. Most of the local governments however have not submitted revenue to the province government. Chief Gelal said as directive was already circulated to all local levels, most of them are showing apathy...