KATHMANDU, Dec 29 - After unrelenting efforts from political parties including the Maoists, locals, and leaders of several ethnic and religious communities for peace, Nepalgunj on Friday saw normalcy restored after three days of sporadic violent activities.
Following the ebbing of communal unrest in the Mid-Western town, hotels and transportation systems began resuming operations from today.
According to our correspondents, the locals now feel a sense of security after the three- day long vandalism and lootings finally came to a halt.
Meanwhile, a team comprising of members from the eight parties and government ministers has begun inspecting the riot-torn areas and visiting the victims’ homes to assess the damage.
FNCCI- Nepalgunj chapter has also formed a probe committee to collect data on the damages incurred during the insurgence.
The FNCCI- Nepalgunj has estimated that around 150 shops, restaurants, hotels, cyber cafes and workshops were burned, looted and vandalised during the three day violence.
Among these, Hotel Hungary and Delta Electronics has incurred maximum damage, which is estimated to be around 2 crores.
The committee has, as of yet, assessed damages of 126 businesses.
Chairman of the association Damodar Acharya has estimated the total loss incurred to be around 10 crores.
Acharya has also requested the government to provide an immediate compensation of 50 percent of the loss for the resumption of the damaged businesses in the earliest possible.
Meanwhile, to ensure security, the Armed Police, Nepal Police and Maoist cadres have been deployed at the riot-torn areas.
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2006-12-29 01:46:44 (Server Time)