More than two thousand physical infrastructures destroyed during the ten years long conflict have been rebuilt. A total of seven thousand physical infrastructures were damaged during the conflict.
The reconstruction of police posts, schools, village development committee and district development committee buildings were carried out in the previous fiscal year by the Reconstruction Project under the Ministry of Peace and Reconstruction.
During the year, 238 school buildings, 602 VDC buildings, 347 DDC buildings, 306 area office were reconstructed, according to spokesperson of the Ministry, Brihaspati Raj Pant.
According to Pant, during the period 15 suspension bridges and 107 police posts were renovated. The reconstruction work during the year cost almost Rs 5.6 billion.
Likewise, 81 police posts are currently under construction. The reconstruction of all the damaged infrastructures is expected to cost around Rs 6 billion. However, lack of fund has created obstacle in speeding up the reconstruction work, Pant said.
The National Planning Commission and the Finance Ministry have been giving priority to renovation of old structures than building new ones. However, there are some structures that have to be built anew, claims a senior official at the Project.
Only Rs. 800 million was released from the Peace Trust Fund established to help reconstruct the physical infrastructure destroyed during the conflict, adds the official.
The interim plan released by the Planning Commission too gives high priority to reconstruction of the destroyed structures.