Locals in Nepal launch campaign to rebuild quake-hit heritage site

Kathmandu: In light of Nepal’s lethargic response to the rebuilding of heritage sites destroyed by the 2015 earthquake, locals launched a campaign to rebuild the iconic Kasthamandap through a community initiative that will prioritise the use of local resources and traditional building methods.

Organising a ceremonial oath at 11.56am on Tuesday, exactly two years after the Gorkha Earthquake killed almost 9,000 and damaged hundreds of heritage sites across the country, the Rebuild Kasthamandap initiative made a public pledge to reclaim the stuttering rebuilding process and to charge it with local fervour and community ownership.