Kathmandu, April 10 -- Reconstruction of monsoon-ravaged private homes, which has remained in limbo for months owing to a shortage of funds, is likely to start shortly.

A funding crunch had cast uncertainty on the reconstruction of homes damaged by the monsoon-induced disasters last year.

Anil Pokharel, chief executive officer of National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority, said with the funds secured, concerns over the delay in reconstruction of homes damaged by floods and landslides in 2020 have been quelled.

"We have managed the funds from the Ministry of Finance and the internal resources of the authority to start the reconstruction work," Pokharel told the Post.

In January, the government, through its working proced...