38 teams deployed across 44 districts to assess damage from ‘Gen Z’ protests
The teams are tasked with preparing reconstruction plans based on their findings.
KATHMANDU: The National Planning Commission (NPC) has deployed 38 teams across 44 districts to assess damages to public property, infrastructure, and private establishments during the ‘Gen Z’ protests on Bhadra 23-24.
The teams are tasked with preparing reconstruction plans based on their findings.
According to Dr. Diwakar Luintel, Assistant Spokesperson of the NPC, all damage assessments are expected to be completed within the coming week. To ensure uniformity and ease of data collection, the Commission has launched an online “Damage Assessment Survey Portal,” through which local, provincial, and federal offices must submit detailed reports.
“The portal provides usernames and passwords to approximately 260 municipalities across the affected 44 districts, as well as all provincial offices and relevant federal ministries and agencies. All collected data must be uploaded to this portal,” Dr. Luintel said.
While municipalities, provincial offices, and federal agencies are responsible for providing the data, technical teams have been dispatched to facilitate the process. All teams are expected to reach their respective workplaces by Sunday and complete the data collection within a week.
Earlier, following a Cabinet meeting on Ashwin 5, a five-member committee under the coordination of the NPC Secretary was formed to evaluate the damage and prepare reconstruction plans.
A facilitation subcommittee, led by the NPC Joint Secretary and including representatives from the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, Finance, Home, Federal Affairs and General Administration, Urban Development Ministries, and the National Disaster Risk Reduction Authority, has also been established.
According to the NPC, 34 teams have been deployed in 41 districts under the leadership of Under-Secretaries, and four teams in the three districts of the Kathmandu Valley.
Additionally, 11 supervision teams have been deployed across all provinces and the Valley under the leadership of a Joint Secretary.
