The renovation of Gallery Baithak, a historic structure on the premises of Singha Durbar, which was damaged by the 2015 devastating earthquake is unlikely to be completed within the timeframe.
The Special Building Construction Project Implementation Office under the Ministry of Urban Development on June 2, 2024 had signed a contract with Prera ​​Construction Services Pvt. Ltd. for the retrofitting of the building.
According to the agreement, the project valued at around Rs 390 million was to be completed on November 22, 2025.
Earlier on March 23, 2023, the Delegated Management and Government Assurance Committee of the National Assembly had issued a directive that the Gallery Baithak building be preserved as a heritage site.
The then Rana Prime Minister Chandra Shumsher had constructed the Gallery Baithak as a private 'theater' on the premises of Singha Durbar in 1965 BS.
The first Parliament meeting was held in the same building on June 30, 1959 after the 1958 general elections.
The first session of the National Panchayat Assembly was also held in the same building on April 14, 1963.
Similarly, after the 1991 general election, Parliament started holding meetings in the same building.
The first meeting was held in the same building on April 28, 2006 after the formation of the interim government in 2006. The then rebel party, the Maoist also took part in the meeting.
