A detailed description of the damage has been collected and sent to the provincial and federal governments, and work is underway to temporarily reopen the affected offices and shift some offices to alternative buildings.
What you should know
During the Gen-G movement on Bhadra 23 and the protest on the 24th, arson and vandalism caused damage worth approximately 1.17 billion 338 thousand 835 rupees 36 paisa to 33 different government offices in Sunsari.
Chief District Officer Dharmendra Kumar Mishra, while making public the information about the damage, said that the most damage due to arson and vandalism was caused to the Itahari Sub-metropolitan City Office. He informed that the most damage was caused to important files, computers, furniture, vehicles and buildings of the sub-metropolitan city due to the fire.
According to the report prepared after a technical study by the district administration after forming a committee under the coordination of Assistant Chief District Officer Lokman Shrestha to assess the damage, the Koshi Province Traffic Police Office in Itahari has suffered a loss of about Rs 100 million, 1647 thousand 475, 110 million in the Inland Revenue Office, 117 million in the Revenue Investigation Office, 117 million in the Transport Management Office, 100 million in the Driving License Branch, 25 million in the Driving License Branch, and 70 million in the Regional Office of the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority.
Similarly, the Area Police Office Itahari suffered a loss of Rs 70 million, the Area Police Office Pakali suffered a loss of Rs 20 million, the Police Post Khanar suffered a loss of Rs 1.2 million, the Police Bit Jhumka suffered a loss of Rs 100,000, the Police Post Halgada suffered a loss of Rs 300,000, the Police Post Bharaul suffered a loss of Rs 500,000, the Temporary Police Post Panchayan suffered a loss of Rs 500,000, the Temporary Police Post Ekamba suffered a loss of Rs 100,000, the Temporary Police Post Naya Bus Park suffered a loss of Rs 250,000, and the Temporary Police Post Pushpalal Chowk suffered a loss of Rs 210,000, according to the administrative details. Itahari Sub-metropolitan City has suffered a loss of Rs 250,000,000,000, while other local levels have also suffered major losses.
Bhokraha Narsingh Rural Municipality has suffered a loss of Rs 89.2 million 19 thousand 904, Koshi Rural Municipality Rs 17.3 million 89 thousand 913.94, Barahakshetra Municipality Rs 2 million, Dharan Sub-metropolitan Municipality Rs 11 million, Duhabi Municipality Rs 46.7 million 77 thousand, Ramdhuni Municipality Rs 12.3 million 91 thousand, Gadhi Rural Municipality Rs 50 million and Inaruwa Municipality Rs 91 million 66 thousand.
The building of the Area Police Office Itahari was completely damaged during the protest. The police post is currently functioning temporarily in Tharara. The office, which was completely uninhabitable after the fire, is currently being converted into a temporary building for the Jeevan Yoga Laboratory in Rangshala and the two-storey building for senior citizens in Itahari-9.
According to DSP Subash Hamal, Chief of the Area Police Office, Itahari, the work of building a police office is progressing rapidly after the executive meeting of Itahari Sub-metropolitan City temporarily provided space in the stadium. DSP Hamal said, ‘Since it will take some time, we are currently doing official work from Tharara.’
Similarly, the Koshi Province Traffic Police Office in Itahari was completely destroyed by fire during the protest. Due to the absence of an office, the traffic police are temporarily operating from the garage of the burned office and rooms in private houses. Due to the absence of an office, there is a problem in managing the necessary files, documents and equipment.
According to Chief District Officer Mishra, a detailed description of the damage has been collected and sent to the provincial and federal governments, and the process of temporarily operating the affected offices and shifting some offices to alternative buildings is underway.
The Itahari Sub-metropolitan City office was completely damaged by fire during the protest. Sub-metropolitan City Chief Administrative Officer Min Bahadur Bhattarai informed that the service has now been started from the municipality building itself. Officer Bhattarai says, ‘Initially, we provided the service from outside because the buildings were burnt in the fire,’ he said, ‘After a month, we have managed the remaining buildings and resumed the service.’
Sunsari Police Chief SP Keshav Kumar Thebe stated that the activities of the lawless group have seriously affected the rule of law and said that those who vandalized government property have been identified. He said that those involved will be arrested and action will be taken.
