Bhaktapur, April 25: Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Ananda Pokharel and Nepal Workers and Peasants’ Party (NWPP) Chairman, Narayanman Bijukche, today jointly launched the reconstruction work in Bhatkapur city.

As part of the Heritage Reconstruction National Programme the government started from this day, foundation stones were laid for reconstruction of the Lyaku Dwaka (entrance gate to Durbar Square) and Silu Mahadev temple (Fasidega).

At the programme, Minister Pokharel said that 800,000 houses were damaged during the devastating earthquake, and that government was expediting the reconstruction work.

NWPP Chair Bijukchhe said the reconstruction work cannot be handed over to the construction contractors, and work should be dealt with through Consumer Committee.

The cost for reconstructing Fasidega is estimated at Rs 55 million and Lyaku Dwaka at Rs 3.398 million. RSS (Photo Available)