June 28: Engineers of the National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) under the Central Project Implementation Unit have agreed to return to work. The engineers reached an understanding with the NRA after rounds of talks and discussions with NRA representatives on Saturday.

The engineers agreed to return to work after being assured to be provided with the communication, transportation, and local allowances. Likewise, NRA has assured them of providing necessary training to the technicians.

After the discussion, Shyam Kishore Singh, Project Director of the Central Project Implementation Unit, and Avinash Amar signed the MoU on behalf of the two parties.

Amar expressed happiness over the fulfillment of all of their demands and pledged to work on all the technical works and show progress by mid-July, reads a statement of NRA.

The agreement reached between the authority and the engineers is as follows:

1. The Central Project Implementation Unit will take initiative to provide insurance amount to the family of Raja Shah, who has been working under the District Planning Implementation Unit working under Okhaldhunga,  if he dies during his tenure.

2. Prepare a roster of the employees (including technicians, social workers) who have worked under the authority at different times and also put it in the online portal. Also, this roster will be sent by NRA to various concerned bodies for future reference.

3. To provide communication expenses, transportation expenses, and local allowances to the technicians as per the rules from the month of Shrawan of the current Fiscal Year 2077/78.

4. NRA will provide refresher training to the technicians working under NRA.

5. NRA will take initiative to give recognition to the technicians and include in the 10-year goal of Nepal Grand Campaign.

6. All the movements of the technicians under NRA will be ended from June 26 and will return to regular work.