KATHMANDU, JUN 03 - Nepal Police, which was struggling to rebuild its buildings destroyed during the Maoist insurgency, has faced further damage as the recent earthquakes reduced many of its structures to rubble.
Of the total 768 buildings destroyed during the insurgency, only 326 were constructed. The April 25 earthquake and its aftershocks, meanwhile, destroyed 173 buildings and damaged around 700 others.
Among the quake-destroyed police buildings, 80 are in the Central Region.
Authorities said even buildings reconstructed after the Maoist insurgency have been damaged by the earthquakes in some districts such as Sindhupalchok, Nuwakot and Rasuwa.
“Unlike other government agencies, the big challenge for us is to protect our weapons and keep them safe,” said Deputy Inspector General of Police Kamal Singh Bam, who is also the spokesperson of Nepal Police. “For now, there is no option other than providing services from tents. As monsoon is at the corner, reconstruction works cannot begin.” The quakes damaged district police offices in Ilam and Pyuthan while the rented buildings of the District Traffic Police Office in Dhading and Tourist Police Unit in Pokhara have been rendered unsafe for use.
The construction unit of the Nepal Police has demanded Rs 4.8 billion for the reconstruction of the buildings destroyed by the recent quakes. It has sought Rs 90 million to repair the damaged structure immediately.
“Our buildings were assessed based on the April 25 earthquake. But the subsequent tremors have also caused further damages to already weak structures,” said DIG Krishna Guragain. “The reconstruction of buildings destroyed during the conflict is already snail-paced. Now with further damages, we are unsure when all the buildings will stand.”
The Ministry of Peace and Reconstruction (MoPR) has been assessing the damage of the structures built by them. According to Khumraj Punjali, secretary of the MoPR, once the assessment of the damage is complete, the reconstruction will be done from the Nepal Peace Trust Fund itself. After conflict, quake leaves many police buildings destroyed
KATHMANDU, JUN 03 - Nepal Police, which was struggling to rebuild its buildings destroyed during the Maoist insurgency, has faced further damage as the recent earthquakes reduced many of its structures to rubble.
Of the total 768 buildings destroyed during the insurgency, only 326 were constructed. The April 25 earthquake and its aftershocks, meanwhile, destroyed 173 buildings and damaged around 700 others.
Among the quake-destroyed police buildings, 80 are in the Central Region.
Authorities said even buildings reconstructed after the Maoist insurgency have been damaged by the earthquakes in some districts such as Sindhupalchok, Nuwakot and Rasuwa.
“Unlike other government agencies, the big challenge for us is to protect our weapons and keep them safe,” said Deputy Inspector General of Police Kamal Singh Bam, who is also the spokesperson of Nepal Police. “For now, there is no option other than providing services from tents. As monsoon is at the corner, reconstruction works cannot begin.” The quakes damaged district police offices in Ilam and Pyuthan while the rented buildings of the District Traffic Police Office in Dhading and Tourist Police Unit in Pokhara have been rendered unsafe for use.
The construction unit of the Nepal Police has demanded Rs 4.8 billion for the reconstruction of the buildings destroyed by the recent quakes. It has sought Rs 90 million to repair the damaged structure immediately.
“Our buildings were assessed based on the April 25 earthquake. But the subsequent tremors have also caused further damages to already weak structures,” said DIG Krishna Guragain. “The reconstruction of buildings destroyed during the conflict is already snail-paced. Now with further damages, we are unsure when all the buildings will stand.”
The Ministry of Peace and Reconstruction (MoPR) has been assessing the damage of the structures built by them. According to Khumraj Punjali, secretary of the MoPR, once the assessment of the damage is complete, the reconstruction will be done from the Nepal Peace Trust Fund itself. 
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