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Highlights
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The number of households eligible for the Government of Nepal (GoN) housing reconstruction grant has now passed 800,000 and the number of households eligible for the GoN housing retrofit grant has passed 50,000. The scale of the housing reconstruction is enormous and requires appropriate time and investment in socio-technical assistance if it is to be a success
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‘CEO Bhusal Bids NRA Goodbye’: Mr. Yuba Raj Bhusal was given a warm farewell at the NRA office in Singha Durbar on Sunday, 8 July. The government decided to relieve Mr. Bhusal from his post on 4 July.
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Second Tranche Disbursement Deadline, 16 July – HRRP advocates for the deadlines to be extended for at least the next two building seasons to allow a realistic period for households to complete their reconstruction.
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‘Permission to support in the construction of houses for vulnerable households’: NRA announced approval of vulnerable support projects under four organisations; Mercy Corps, Care Nepal, People in Need, NRCS, and Practical Action. A map of coverage of approved vulnerable support projects (based on available details) has been prepared by HRRP.
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Training on Light Timber/Steel frame Structure Manual for engineers (GoN and POs), completed in Sindhuli on 5 and 6 July
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First meeting of Hollow Concrete Block Technical Working Group (HCB TWG) expected to take place this week – contact Kuber Bogati, National Technical Coordination Officer, techofficer1.national@hrrpnepal.org, if interested to participate
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Transition from HRRP 4W to NRA 5W – HRRP 4W phased out as of 30 June. POs requested to report to NRA 5W (on 25th of every month). Please contact Uttam Paudel, im.manager@hrrpnepal.org, if you have any questions or need support
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HRRP District Reports are now available on the HRRP website here: http://hrrpnepal.org/resourcesmaterials/district-reports-