Nepalese Prime Minister Sushil Koirala on Thursday said that his Government was caught off guard by the fresh powerful earthquake this week and it is working on a rehabilitation plan to reconstruct the damaged infrastructure, as the total death toll crossed 8,250. “After the first quake, we were not prepared for it,” he said during his visit to Dolakha to assess the extent of damage caused by Tuesday’s 7.3 magnitude quake. “We will move ahead now,” Koirala said. He said his government is working on a rehabilitation plan to reconstruct the damaged infrastructure which will be acceptable to all. But the Government’s plan could be implemented only if all political parties work in unity towards it, he added. “This is not the time to play politics,” he said. “Together we can tackle this calamity.”