Gorkha, Dec. 25 -- The Visit Nepal 2020 campaign is just around the corner, but Gorkha Durbar-a major tourist destination in Gorkha district-is still in ruins.

The reconstruction of the historic palace, which was ravaged by the 2015 earthquake, began two years ago. The government authorities had awarded the Rs 43.7 million project's contract to Pachali Siwa JV in 2017, with the deadline set for mid-December 2019.

According to officials at the Gorkha Durbar Herchaha Adda, the government office that oversees the palace's maintenance, the project contract ended a week ago, but only around 30 percent of the work has been completed so far.

"We heard that the Department of Archaeology is considering to extend the deadline of the contract agr...