The National Reconstruction Authority said that its work was hugely affected due to the interests of various donor and aid agencies.
The National Reconstruction Authority today said that its work was hugely affected due to the interests of various donor and aid agencies.nnBriefing the Public Accounts Committee of the Parliament on the progress on post-quake reconstruction, NRA Secretary Sanjaya Sharma said the donors’ condition to spend funds only in areas designated by them had affected reconstruction work.nn”We have been compelled to spend grant in districts, VDCs and local areas selected by the donors,” said Sharma.nnResponding to lawmakers’ queries, he further said this situation was a result of government’s low funding of reconstruction projects.nnThe NRA has also been struggling hard due to lack of financial, human and technical resources to monitor donor activities. According to NRA Spokesperson Yam Lal Bhusal, most of the Rs 106 billion mobilised so far for reconstruction efforts has come from donors.nnSharma noted that the government was yet to provide budget to rebuild as many as 4,868 quake-damaged schools and educational institutions.nnMeanwhile, the House panel directed the NRA to release the second and third instalments of housing grants to quake victims within three months.nnSource: thehimalayantimes.com