The Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) and the government authorities have reached a deal to make an integrated settlement at earthquake-hit Laprak VDC in Gorkha district.

The NRNA and the National Reconstruction Authority signed the agreement in the presence of President Bidhya Devi Bhandari in Laprak on Sunday.

Under the agreement, the NRNA will build 573 houses for families taking shelter in Gupsipakha after the devastating quake on April 25, 2015. Ganesh Gurung, a local, said the NRNA would build a house at a cost of Rs 250,000.