Nepal appoints new chief for quake reconstruction

AFP, KATHMANDU: Nepal has appointed a new chief for its reconstruction authority which will allow the body to finally start rebuilding and disbursing aid after April’s massive earthquake, officials said Saturday.
Months of political bickering over leadership of the body had paralysed reconstruction, with thousands still living in tents eight months after the disaster despite donor pledges of billions in aid.
A cabinet meeting on Friday evening appointed urban planning expert Sushil Gyawali to head the National Reconstruction Authority (NRA), Pradeep Gyawali, spokesman of the ruling CPN-UML party, told AFP.
The 7.8-magnitude quake on April 25 killed almost 8,900 people and destroyed more than half a million homes.

 

Nepal appoints new chief for quake reconstruction

AFP, KATHMANDU: Nepal has appointed a new chief for its reconstruction authority which will allow the body to finally start rebuilding and disbursing aid after Aprils massive earthquake, officials said Saturday. Months of political bickering over leadership of the body had paralysed reconstruction, with thousands still living in tents eight months after the disaster despite donor pledges of billions in aid. A cabinet meeting on Friday evening appointed urban planning expert Sushil Gyawali to head the National Reconstruction Authority (NRA), Pradeep Gyawali, spokesman of the ruling CPN-UML party, told AFP. The 7.8-magnitude quake on April 25 killed almost 8,900 people and destroyed more than half a million homes.