NRA CEO Gyewali in Pakistan on sharing learning on reconstruction

Kathmandu– Chief Executive Officer of National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) Sushil Gyewali is in Pakistan in connection with sharing the learning about the post-earthquake reconstruction in Nepal and Pakistan. 
He left here for Pakistan on Monday night. While in Islamabad and Lahore of Pakistan, CEO Gyewali will meet with the Pakistani government ministers, the chief of the National Disaster Management Authority and experts, among others, the NRA stated. 

He will study about the policy-level, legal and practical aspects adopted by Pakistan in its reconstruction, the challenges it faced and the ways of addressing these issues. CEO Gyewali will also acquire information regarding how the knowledge and experience from the reconstruction has been utilized in the disaster risk reduction strategy, among others. 

The reconstruction authority set up in Pakistan in the aftermath of the 2005 mega earthquake there was handed over to the National Disaster Management Authority. Pakistan has currently managed a Disaster Management Fund and pursued a long-term disaster management financial plan. 

He will also hold discussions with the Pakistani officials as to how Nepal could transfer the experience and knowledge from the post-earthquake reconstruction in the country to the Earthquake Museum and International Research Centre and the National Disaster Management Authority to be set up in Nepal. 

NRA joint-secretary Prakash Thapa, project director of the Central Project Implementation Unit (Building), Nawaraj Pyakurel, among other officials are accompanying CEO Gyewali. He will return home on Saturday. 
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