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Kathmandu, 28 September: Many countries had expressed their commitment to help Nepal on reconstruction of the 2015 April earthquake damaged structures. Even after three and a half years of the devastating earthquake, Nepal has received very nominal amount of support for reconstruction works. Reconstruction works have affected as the donor countries didn’t give the support committed by them, reports Annapurna Post daily.

Donor countries had expressed their commitment to help Nepal with 410 billion rupees for reconstruction of the earthquake demolished structures.Under secretary of the National Reconstruction Authority, Chiranjeevi Rana, informed that many countries have not given the amount committed by them.

Austria, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Switzerland, Sri Lanka, The Netherlands, Norway, Sweden etc countries have announced their support on reconstruction works.

After the announcement, these countries are no in contact with the Authority, said Rana.

At the international convention hosted by Nepal to raise fund for reconstruction works, Norway had announced to provide r one billion, 596 million rupees for reconstruction works.

Austria had announced 120 million rupees Bangladesh 520 million rupees, Pakistan 100 million rupees, Switzerland 2 billion 500 million rupees, Sri Lanka 250 million rupees, The Netherlands 2 billion 600 million rupees, Sweden one billion rupees and Turkey 200 million rupees.

Neighbouring country India has also provided very nominal amount against the commitment. India had announced grant worth 25 billion rupees and soft loan worth 75 billion rupees. In total, the Indian commitment was 100 billion rupees. Out of the commitment amount, agreement has been endorsed for the support worth 75 billion rupees. Until now, India has provided 2 billion 100 million rupees. According to under secretary Rana, India is willing to invest on her own in big projects.

According to Rana, India wants to assign her own consultant, manpower, contractors and equipments.

He said that India had taken responsibility for constructing seven heritage sites in Lalitpur district. None of them have been completed.

China had expressed the commitment for helping highest amount of support. Out of 48 billion 960 million rupees, China has inked agreement worth 5 billion 800 million rupees only.

Japan had expressed the commitment for providing grant assistant worth 5 billion 200 million rupees and soft loan worth 20 billion 80 million rupees. Out of the total amount of 26 billion rupees, 3 billion 290 million rupees worth support agreement has been endorsed.

Meanwhile, the US has signed 17 billion 200 million rupees support agreement, whereas, she had made commitment for 13 billion rupees worth support.

People’s News Monitoring Service