Nepal pledges to rebuild schools and roads within two years of quake


  • World
  • Saturday, 09 May 2015

KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepal's prime minister pledged on Friday to repair public buildings, schools and infrastructure within two years of the 7.8 earthquake that struck the country last month.

"The government will reconstruct damaged public buildings, roads, schools, hospitals, telecom facilities, power houses, and colleges in two years," Prime Minister Sushil Koirala said in an address to parliament.

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