Kathmandu, 8 November: A grant of $285,000 from the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation to Norbusum Foundation for the restoration and seismic strengthening of Lo Gekhar Monastery, or Ghar Gompa, in Marang Village of Mustang district. The Gandaki Provincial Parliament Member Mahendra Thakali, LoGekar Damodar Kunda Municipality Chair Lopsang Bista, and Public Affairs Officer of the U.S Embassy Garrett Wilkerson jointly inaugurated the restoration work at Ghar Gompa, one of the oldest Tibetan Buddhist monasteries in the world. The monastery suffered major damages during the 2015 earthquakes and subsequent years of severe climatic conditions. The project will fully restore the monastery building, document and catalog artifacts and develop a sustainable maintenance plan, according to the American Embassy. People's News Monitoring Service