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Reconstruction of 38 heritages around the Hanuman Dhoka Durbar area has been completed. These heritages, enlisted in the list of World Heritage Sites, were destroyed by the 2015 Earthquake.
Thirty-eight out of the 75 heritages damaged in the Earthquake have been rebuilt while the reconstruction of 14 is in progress. The reconstruction of these structures will be completed in the next one and a half years. Out of the 95 heritages in the Durbar Area, 75 were damaged by the earthquake. The historic Nine-storied Palace to the south of Hanuman Dhoka and the Basantapur Tower, Lalitpur Tower, Kirtipur Tower, and Bhaktapur Tower, adjacent to it, have been rebuilt. China has rebuilt these heritages.
These are yet to be handed over to Nepal. The historic Gaddi Baithak has been reconstructed with the support of the US government and it has been opened to visitors. Reconstruction works on the remaining heritages have not been started as they can be initiated only after the completion of the ongoing reconstruction while the locals have barred reconstruction of some heritages.
Reconstruction of 23 heritages is not yet begun. These include the Mohanchok, the Sundarichok, and other heritages in the periphery of the Sundarichok. The locals have barred reconstruction works of the Kalika Temple and Laxminarayan Sattal. The rebuilding of the heritages in this area is being done through the Department of Archaeology, the Chinese government, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the Bagmati Province Infrastructure Development Programme, the Kathmandu Metropolitan City and some local Guthis (community trusts).
“These heritages will be handed over after the reconstruction of the 14 heritages which are under reconstruction,” said Office Chief Sandip Khanal._Rss
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