NRA tenure extension recommended

Kathmandu - A steering committee meeting the National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) has recommended to extend the tenure of the Authority by a year. The17th committee meeting held on Monday evening under the chairmanship of Prime Minister and committee chair KP Sharma Oli took the decision to recommend the Council of Ministers for the extension by a year.

NRA Chief Executive Officer Sushil Gyawali shared that the committee decided to recommend for tenure extension in a way to complete the reconstruction of private houses and important structures including Dharahara which was adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The meeting of the direction committee, also attended by chief of the main opposition party Nepali Congress in the House of Representatives, Bal Krishna Khand, allowed the NRA to continue its reconstruction work by 16 July 2021.