Estimated cost of rebuilding government structures damaged in protests is 36.5 billion

Of the total damage of 84.5 billion, 52.5 billion was lost to buildings and vehicles alone.

Poush 25, 2082

Yagya Banjade

Estimated cost of rebuilding government structures damaged in protests is 36.5 billion

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Of the physical property damage worth 84.5 billion rupees due to the Gen-G movement on 23 Bhadra and the protests on 24, only 52.5 billion rupees were caused by buildings and vehicles.

Of the damage caused during the protests, it is estimated that the reconstruction of government structures alone will cost 36.3 billion 21 million rupees. 

The report on the assessment of damage to public property, physical structures and private establishments during the protests and the reconstruction plan for public structures has shown that there has been a total physical damage of 84.4 billion 47.7 million rupees. This damage is 1.38 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) and 4.30 percent of the budget for the current fiscal year. 

Of the total damage, the government/public sector accounts for 53 percent, the private sector for 40 percent, and the community and other sectors for 7 percent. The report indicates that Bagmati Province has been the most affected by the protests. 

A total of 33.54 billion 87 million rupees have been damaged in the private sector. The damage to private establishments and households in the private sector has been included in the report. Of this, 27.49 billion 493 million rupees (81.9 percent) have been damaged in private establishments, and 6.58 billion 584 million rupees (18.1 percent) have been damaged in households.

The community and other sectors have suffered a loss of Rs 5.9717 billion. The community and other sectors include the loss of political party offices, community organizations and structures and property. Of the total physical damage, 7 percent is seen in the community and other sectors.

A total of 2,671 buildings have been damaged during the protests. Of these, 79.8 percent are public buildings. Those buildings have suffered a loss of Rs 39.317 billion. A total of 12,659 vehicles have suffered losses of Rs 12.936 billion, other physical assets of Rs 20.364 billion, cash and valuables of Rs 2.8134 billion, and the remaining amount of Rs 9.267 billion in other temporary assets and private assets.

According to the report, out of the total physical damage of Rs 44.937 billion in the public sector, 66 percent was caused by the federal government, 10 percent by the provincial government, 21.8 percent by the local level, and 2.2 percent by public corporations. "Of the total damage to public property, 44.7 percent was to buildings, 2.6 percent to vehicles, 23.2 percent to other tangible property, and 29.5 percent to other temporary and private property," the report said.

A total of 77 people died during the protests. Of these, 73 were men and 4 were women. Of the deceased, 39 were in the age group of 13 to 28 years. The total number of injured was 2,429, of which 1,433 were in the age group of 13-28 years.

From a provincial perspective, Bagmati Province has the highest total damage of 66.5 percent. Accordingly, the report shows that 74 percent of the total damage to buildings and 58 percent of the total damage to vehicles also belong to Bagmati Province. Bagmati also accounts for 67 percent of the total damage, including other tangible property, valuables, and temporary property. Bagmati also ranks first in the number of damaged institutions or bodies and the number of damaged buildings. The damage in Karnali and Sudurpaschim appears to be relatively low.

It appears that the situation during the movement has caused a loss of 13.87 billion 56 million rupees in the production of goods and services. Accordingly, the employment of 2,999 people has been directly affected. Of these, 2,353 people have lost their jobs completely, the report points out.

A total of 2.81 billion 34 million rupees worth of cash and valuables or property have been damaged during the movement. Of this, 57.5 percent has been damaged by theft, 11.6 percent by vandalism, and 30.9 percent by arson. 

‘It appears that 1.26 billion (88 percent) of precious metals such as gold, silver, and diamonds have been damaged by theft. The impact of arson is 13.11 million rupees and the impact of vandalism is 9.3 million rupees,’ the report says. The household sector was also affected due to the movement. In particular, damage to private residential houses and other buildings, vehicles used by households, permanent assets, and temporary assets has affected the income and daily activities of households. 

‘The result of damage to all types of property owned or in the possession of households is more than 6.58 billion rupiah,’ the report says. ‘This amount is 15.4 percent of the total damage in the private and community sectors. The largest loss to households was caused by arson and vandalism of buildings.’ Of the total damage, 2.85 billion rupiah is in buildings, 900 million rupiah is in vehicles, and 1.10 billion rupiah is in other physical assets. Of the damage caused by the protests, it is estimated that 36.30 billion rupiah will be spent on reconstruction of government structures alone. The report does not estimate the cost of reconstruction of private physical structures.

According to the reconstruction action plan, a total of 36.30 billion rupiah is estimated to be spent on reconstruction/repair of damaged buildings in the public sector and purchase/repair of vehicles and other physical assets. The study report estimates that Rs 19.98 billion will be spent on the reconstruction of buildings, Rs 6.16 billion on the purchase/repair of vehicles, and Rs 10.14 billion on the purchase and repair of other physical goods.

The government had formed a five-member committee, including a Gen-G representative, under the coordination of National Planning Commission Secretary Ravilal Pantha, to assess the human losses and physical damage to public, private, and community structures during the protests on 23 and 24 Bhadra. The same report was submitted to Prime Minister Sushila Karki about a month ago.

Yagya

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