Nepal, Feb. 27 -- When deadly earthquakes hit the country in April and May of 2015, the government tasked the National Planning Commission to conduct a detailed assessment known as Post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA).

The planning body also released the PDNA report as early as late June that year, which became a crucial document to start rebuilding damaged infrastructure. The earthquakes killed around 9,000 people and damaged over 750,000 private houses along with many other historical and public infrastructure.

On November 3, last year, a magnitude 6.4 earthquake that devastated Jajarkot and West Rukum districts killed 154 people and injured 366 others. As per the initial damage assessment last updated by the Home Ministry in Novembe...