A week-long study conducted by Nepal Engineers Association Gandaki has placed 13 buildings in the red category and 16 buildings in the yellow category. While studying 48 buildings and structures, 19 have been classified as green.
Due to vandalism and arson on August 24, 29 buildings under Gandaki government in Pokhara cannot be used immediately. A week-long study by Nepal Engineers Association Gandaki has put 13 buildings in the red category and 16 buildings in the yellow category. While studying 48 buildings and structures, 19 have been classified as green.
The president of the association, Engineer Santosh G., said that the red category buildings are no longer suitable for use and the yellow category buildings cannot be used immediately. According to him, upon further study, some of the buildings in the yellow category may not be reused. "The building marked in yellow has come out of someone's pole, it has affected the slab. Therefore, there is a possibility that those buildings may come in the red category after further study,' he said, 'red means not to use them anymore.'
Parliamentary party office and staff accommodation in the Provincial Assembly, Gandaki Provincial Training Institute, Chief Minister's residence hall, Planning Commission building, Planning Commission residence, Transport Management Office Vehicle building, Transport Management License Office's old truss building, Provincial Chief's residence, Ministry of Economic Affairs building, Social Development, Youth and Sports Ministry's stone-brick building, Education The buildings of the Development Division Office, Ministry of Industry and Tourism are in the red category.
Provincial Assembly Library, Security Personnel Residence, Provincial Assembly Meeting Building, Provincial Assembly Secretariat Building, Residence of the Minister of Energy, Water Resources and Water Supply, Transportation Management Office Vehicle Canteen, Toilet and Embossed Number Plate Distributing Building, License Office Toilet, Main Building of the Ministry of Forests and Environment, Minister Residence, Residence of the Minister of Physical Infrastructure Development and Transport Arrangement, Office of the Provincial Head, Ministry of Economic Affairs Building, Main Administrative Building of the Ministry of Social Development, Youth and Sports, Residence of the Minister of Industry and Tourism, Agriculture, Land Management And the residence of the Minister of Cooperatives has been placed in the yellow category.
Chief Minister and Council of Ministers office building, new building of Gandaki State Training Institute, Chief Minister Residence main building and staff accommodation, Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Drinking Water main building and staff accommodation, Gandaki University administrative building, Social Development Office Kaski, Infrastructure Development Office Kaski, Directorate of Infrastructure Development Gandaki, Forest Directorate, Water Resources and Irrigation Division Development Office Kaski are in green category. "Buildings in the green category can be used after general cleaning and maintenance," said President Jisi.
Nepal Engineers Association Gandaki formed 6 groups and assessed the damage caused by arson in the buildings of the provincial government bodies. He said that during the study, the concrete of the burnt part of the building was tested. "We cut the concrete from the burnt part and took it out. Just like looking at the internal part of the body by doing an ECG, X-rays can also be done on the pillars,' he said.
Although the condition of the building has been studied, no sticker has been stuck on it. He said that the report has been submitted and the work of sticking stickers will be done by the state government.
