Quake survivors say houses handed over by NRNA have weak doors and windows

Only 16 families have moved to the new settlement built for 573 earthquake-displaced families in Gupsipakha, Gorkha, till date.

Tej Bahadur Gurung of Laprak, Gorkha, is planning to replace the doors and windows of his new house that was handed over to him by the Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA). It will cost him at least Rs 15,000 to replace the UPVC doors and windows, he estimates. UPVC, also known as Unplasticised Polyvinyl Chloride, is a low-maintenance building material used as a substitute for wood.