Kathmandu, Aug 8: The government is rebuilding the ministers’ official residences at Bhaisipati, which were damaged during the Gen Z movement, at a cost of around Rs 400 million.
Reconstruction of the damaged structures and interior works are underway, with the project scheduled for completion by the end of Ashoj. Engineer Arun Bhujel, information officer at the Federal Secretariat Construction and Management Office, said the reconstruction is being carried out in three phases.
Contracts were awarded last year to rebuild 11 of the 27 buildings in the first phase and the remaining 16 buildings in the second phase.
A contract worth Rs 86 million was signed for the 11 buildings, while reconstruction of the remaining 16 buildings was contracted for Rs 154.9 million. In addition, around Rs 150 million was contracted for interior decoration, furnishing and related works.
According to Bhujel, the first phase is scheduled to be completed by the end of Shrawan, the second by September 5, and the third by the end of Ashoj.
If all three phases are completed on schedule, ministers will be able to move into the Bhaisipati residences after the Dashain and Tihar festivals.
Some ministers in the current government are living in private residences, while others have made alternative arrangements themselves. Bhujel said ministers have therefore been pressing for the residences to be completed on time. Discussions are also underway on the option of completing electricity, drinking water and interior works in buildings where reconstruction has already been completed and making them available for occupancy.
The government began constructing new ministers’ residences at Bhaisipati in 2019 after the old ministerial residences at Pulchowk became too cramped. The buildings, constructed at a cost of around Rs 3 billion, began housing ministers in July 2025. However, within a year of coming into use, all the buildings were damaged by arson during the Gen Z movement.
People’s News Monitoring Service
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