Singha Durbar reconstructed at a cost of Rs 870m in 70 months

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli inaugurated the three facades of Singha Durbar following the restoration of the structures.

The post-earthquake rebuild project had completed recently. Singha Durbar that serves as the main administrative hub had been damaged by the 2015 April earthquake. 

On the occasion, Prime Minister made public the government's three-year works execution.

The rebuilding project was carried out by the National Reconstruction Authority and it cost Rs 870 million to complete the project. 

It has been reported that the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers will be shifted to the renovated building. The Office has been functioning from the then Ministry of Local Development since the April 25 earthquake. 

It may be noted that the Singha Durbar was massively damaged by the 2030 BS huge inferno and was restored to its original structure in 2037 BS through new technology.

Now it has an emergency and fire extinguisher mechanism and is equipped with the air conditioning facility,

According to NRA's Central Project Implementation Unit's project director Shyam Kishor Singh, the renovation works were carried out in two phases through a tender. 

The north, south and east sections were retrofitted keeping its original structure unchanged with the uses of a new technology and construction materials such as cement, sand, iron rod and bonding chemical. 

Presently the reconstruction of the west face which had remained unaffected by the 2030 BS inferno is going on by using traditional technology and construction materials. 

This sub-project had begun on October 14, 2019, and so far reports the 50 per cent progress. The Sharma-Gauri Parbati-New Technical JV company has been contracted to undertake the retrofitting and its total budget is around 468 million except the value added tax. It is estimated to complete by coming mid-July.