The government has allocated a budget of Rs 6 billion for the reconstruction of the physical structures of the union that were damaged during the Gen-G movement. The amount has been allocated for the upcoming fiscal year. In some places, reconstruction of such structures has begun, while in others, the situation is only getting worse. 

The allocated amount will be used to reconstruct the physical structures damaged during the movement. A committee was formed under the coordination of National Planning Commission Secretary Ravilal Pantha to assess the damage caused during the Gen-G movement and prepare a reconstruction plan for public structures. 

The committee submitted its report to the then Prime Minister Sushila Karki on 25 Mangsir 2082. According to the report, there was a total loss of Rs 84.4577 billion in the government and private sectors. Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle, while presenting the budget for the upcoming fiscal year, had mentioned that priority would be given to the reinforcement and reconstruction of government buildings damaged during the Gen-G movement. 

The report states that a total loss of Rs 44.9373 billion was incurred in the public sector. The private sector suffered a loss of 33.5487 billion rupees. Of this, 27.493 billion rupees were lost to private establishments and 6.584 billion rupees to households. The community suffered a loss of 5.9717 billion rupees. The report states that the reconstruction period will be three years. The number of buildings damaged under the constitutional commissions and bodies under the federal government is 34. Of these, 1.351 billion rupees were lost. Two buildings were damaged in the Federal Parliament Secretariat and the damage amounted to 3.15 billion rupees. 65 courts and the Judicial Council were damaged. The damage amounted to 1.43 billion rupees. 595 federal ministries/bodies were damaged. Looking at the amount, the damage amounted to 7.253 billion rupees. 398 buildings of police offices and security agencies were damaged and the damage amounted to 657.3 million rupees.

Similarly, 8,430 government vehicles were damaged and the damage amount is Rs 7.44 billion 7.6 billion. Most of the buildings with minor damage have been repaired and some buildings are being reinforced, according to the Ministry of Infrastructure Development. 

Arun Bhujel, Engineer and Information Officer at the Federal Secretariat Construction and Management Office, said that the construction of some of the damaged buildings has begun and the process for the reconstruction of some is underway. ‘Among the most damaged structures are some blocks of the President’s House and the Prime Minister’s House,’ he said, ‘We are currently preparing to start the reconstruction of the President’s House.’ Bhujel said that reconstruction work is being carried out in two phases at the Minister’s Residence, Bhainsepati, towards the special structures.

‘In total, there are 27 damaged blocks in the Minister’s Residence,’ he said, ‘Repair work has been done on some buildings with minor damage inside Singha Durbar. The detailed project report (DPR) and cost estimate are being prepared to reconstruct the West Gate and the Ministry of Home Affairs building.’ Bhujel, who is in the evaluation phase after inviting bids for the reconstruction of the Supreme Court building as a constitutional body, said.

The reconstruction of the Attorney General’s Office building is also underway. Preparations are being made for the reconstruction of the Ministry of Health and Population (currently Health and Food Hygiene) and the work will be started by contracting within the next fiscal year. Bhujel said that the work of preparing the DPR for it is in the final stage. He also said that the reconstruction of the buildings of the Department of Transport Management, Federal Secretariat Construction and Management Offices is underway. Gopal Prasad Sigdel, Secretary of the Ministry of Infrastructure Development, said that the design is being finalized to reconstruct the structures with red stickers that were damaged the most.