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Summary

The manual outlines the minimum intervention works that are required for the damages and to be eligible to get the tranches that will be supposed to be given under the repair and retrofitting provision. The manual discusses two levels of intervention works that are necessary for the damaged building that ensure the life safety level of performance envisioned by the Nepal National Building Code, NBC 105: 1994. First is the basic level of intervention strategies which turns building into a pre-earthquake condition only. The second level of intervention strategies ensures structural safety considering future earthquakes as well. The basic level of intervention works is mandatory only for receiving full tranches while the second level of intervention works is advisory for the beneficiaries and is not mandatory for receiving full tranches.