One year on since the devastating earthquake, Nepal still has a long way to go

Monday 25th April marks the one-year anniversary of the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that cost the lives of over 9,000 people in Nepal, and reconstruction in the country is crawling along at a snail’s pace.

Bhaktapur, Kathmandu Valley

When the earthquake hit, historic sites in the cities of Bhaktapur, Patan and Kathmandu became nothing more than rubble.

Delays in creating a National Reconstruction Authority has meant that distribution of the $300m (approximately £200m) World Bank grant to rebuild over 55,000 houses for the poor has only just begun.

Brick factories across Nepal are tripling production in preparation for the reconstruction, and it couldn't come sooner.

Patan, 2016

Reconstruction has gotten underway in Patan, but some 600,000 homes were completely destroyed across Nepal, and many people are still living in temporary accommodation.

Only trickles of grant money has gone to families from the government, and so far only 661 families have actually received the first installment (£325) of £1,300 grants towards reconstruction funding.

More than a dozen displaced people died during this winter, thanks to freezing winter temperatures, and inadequate living conditions.

The reconstruction, while finally underway, remains a fledgling process that will in time hopefully gather speed.

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