The National Planning Commission (NPC) has deployed 38 teams across 44 districts to assess damage to public property, infrastructure, and private establishments caused during the Gen Z protests on September 8 and 9. The assessment will serve as the basis for reconstruction planning.
According to NPC Assistant Spokesperson Dr. Diwakar Luitel, the teams aim to collect all damage-related data within a week. To streamline the process, the NPC has launched a “Damage Assessment Survey Portal,” where local governments, provincial offices, and federal agencies are required to upload their reports.
“Usernames and passwords have been provided to around 260 local bodies in the 44 affected districts, all provincial offices, and concerned ministries. The collected data will be uploaded to the portal,” Luitel said, adding that all teams are expected to reach their assigned districts by Sunday.
A five-member committee, coordinated by the NPC Secretary, was formed by the Cabinet on September 21 to oversee the assessment and prepare reconstruction plans. A facilitation sub-committee, led by the NPC Joint Secretary, includes representatives from the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration, Ministry of Urban Development, and the National Disaster Risk Reduction Authority.
Of the deployed teams, 34 are operating in 41 districts outside the Kathmandu Valley, while four are working within the Valley. Additionally, 11 supervision teams led by Joint Secretaries have been mobilized across all provinces and the Valley to monitor the assessment process.