Kathmandu, April 6 -- After days of the devastating windstorm that struck Bara and Parsa districts in the southern plains, the central government has said it will move ahead with the reconstruction of the affected areas trying to recover from the disaster.

The Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Executive Committee meeting, chaired by Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa, on Friday reached a decision to immediately swing into the reconstruction phase.

During the meeting, which was attended by ministry secretaries and focal persons of different humanitarian clusters, Thapa directed all the stakeholders to work in "integrated approach", according to Bed Nidhi Khanal, chief of National Emergency Operation Centre.

"The minister has instructe...