National Reconstruction Authority Progress Report #2 2 June 2016 The Natonal Reconstructon Authority (NRA) was development banks and the fnancial insttute associatons established on 25 December 2015. Since the last report, to facilitatng the transfer of grants through the banking it has so far prepared and launched the Post Disaster system. The NRA is in the process of signing agreements Reconstructon Framework, trained and mobilized engineers with individual banks and fnancial insttutons. Forty such in reconstructon and begun enrolment of households agreements have been signed so far. The government has eligible for Government support in 11 districts most afected already transferred housing grants to bank accounts of over by the earthquake. 1000 households eligible for the support and this process is expected to catch speed facilitated by the new agreements Household surveys with banks and fnancial insttutons. The NRA has also NRA has completed damage assessments and household contnued with publishing names of people who quality for surveys in 11 districts – Gorkha, Nuwakot, Sindhupalchok, support. Ramechhap, Dhading, Kavrepalanchok, Dolakha, Rasuwa, A family building an earthquake safe house in Laduk VDC Dolakha. Okhaldhunga, Sindhuli and Makawanpur – that had sufered The reconstructon of earthquake safe houses has begun in most damages in the 25 April 2015 earthquake. To date, the Dolakha, Ramechhap, Sindhupalchok and Gorkha districts, NRA has published names of 300961 households who are and more constructons are expected to begin because the eligible for housing grants of about 715024 households of the NRA has already transferred NRs. 12.44 billion to the District 11 distrits. The survey of 2564 households with earthquake Development Commitees (DDCs) through the Central- damages in eight wards of Karyavinayak Municipality, Level Project Implementaton Unit (CL-PIU) at the Ministry Lalitpur, has also been completed. of Federal Afairs and Local Development (MoFALD). The fund have already moved to the districts where NRA has Housing grants and reconstructon of private homes agreements with the banking insttutons. Housing grant agreements have been signed with 47925 households and the numbers are increasing by the day. NRA The banks open individual bank accounts for households has signed an agreement with associatons of commercial and based on enrolment data sent by the NRA directly to the fanking pavilions were damaged by the earthquake is now being rebuilt. And reconstructon of Manimandap in Patan, Anantapur at Soyambhu, Phasideg at Bhaktaur, Bansagopal Temple at Basantapur and the Bajrayogini Temple at Sankhu have begun. Forty nine tenders including that for the reconstructon of Bungamat Temple are now being evaluated. The designs for rebuilding Dharara in Kathmandu are being reviewed while raising public donatons for its reconstructon is underway. Reconstructon underway at Rani Pokhari, Kathmandu. Partnerships with INGOs banks. Individuals who have signed grant agreements can The NRA has approved proposals by non-government go to the banks with citzenship certfcates and proof of organisatons (I/NGOs) for rebuilding 27 health insttutons grant agreements for actvatng their individual accounts. that were damaged by the earthquake. It has also approved plan for building the Godamchaur model village plan. An The NRA has a catalogue of 17 approved designs for homes agreement has also been reached with the associaton of that the people can choose from. In additon, people can Non-Resident Nepalis for relocatng Laprak residents. Other design their own homes based on the local requirements and proposals from I/NGOs and their local partners to support seek technical guidance from engineers who have been sent the reconstructon of houses are being reviewed by the NRA. to work at the Village Development Commitee (VDC) level. Individuals who have begun reconstructon or have already Reconstructon of schools built their houses can also be eligible to receive the housing Several partners have begun supportng the reconstructon support from the Government. Such structures would need of schools that were damaged by the earthquake. Diferent to be inspected and approved by technicians for earthquake bulateral and mult-lateral donor agencies are supportng safety for eligibility to receive the grants. reconstructon this efort. The support includes fve schools in Lalitpur. A tender has also been published for rebuilding 28 Placement of technicians at the VDC level schools in Gorkha District. Similarly, tendering is underway The Department of Urban Development and Building for building 11 schools in Kaverpalanchok District. Further, Constructon (DUDBC) has already hired, trained and posted diferent I/NGOs have made proposals for supportng the 1346 engineers to support reconstructon at the VDC level. reconstructon of an additonal 234 school buildings for Another 521 sub-engineers and 525 assistant sub-engineers which projects of about NRs. 1.8 billion have been approved. have been hired, trained and assigned to support the engineers in the villages. Stafng and organizaton The NRA has 116 government ofcials leading the operatons, Temporary residences, and community shelters with support from experts, as required. The sub-regional The NRA is facilitatng the constructon of community shelters ofces in Gorkha, Nuwakot, Kavrepalanchok, Kathmandu, and community spaces for protectng people without shelter Lalitpur and Dolakha, and a special contact ofce in during the monsoon. The DUDBC has already published Sindhupalchok District, have begun operatons. The NRA’s tenders seeking bids for building 55 community shelters with work is assisted by a number of by-laws and guidelines, which 818 units. It has also made arrangements for mobilizing the were prepared in the inital months afer it was formed. The Nepal Army for constructng 40 such infrastructures in land major guidelines, regulatons and framework that apply for made available by the District Disaster Relief Commitees reconstructon are: (DDRC). Policy on Reconstructon and Rehabilitaton, 2072 Reconstructon of cultural heritage Regulatons on Reconstructon, 2072 The constructon of Rani Pokhari – a fenced lake of Guidelines on grant distributon to private houses, 2072 Kantpath and built by King Pratap Malla in 1667 – whose Guidelines on environmental impact assessment, 2072 Guidelines for obtaining land, 2072 Guidelines for land registraton, 2072 Guidelines for mobilizing NGOs, 2072 Guidelines for mobilizing volunteers, 2073, and Post Disaster Recovery Framework (2016) (Additonal informaton on reconstructon in Nepal is available at www.nra.gov.np) (Supported by UNDP) Community reconstructon of the Boudhanath stupa..