Secretary at the Ministry of Industry, Krishna Gyawali told RSS that construction of the Special Economic Zone will be completed within this fiscal year at any expense.[break]
Gyawali said they have directed the Special Economic Zone Project to move ahead by making action plan to complete the works at any expense.
According to Senior Engineer at the Project, Saroj Kumar Baidya, infrastructure building of road network, drainage management, electricity, telephone, among others at the under construction Special Economic Zone have reached in final phase. The SEZ is being constructed in around 34 hectares of land.
The Project has continued feasibility study for constructing economic zones in Panchkhal, Biratnagar, Nepalgunj, Nuwakot and Kapilvastu and has completed demarcation at Simara.
Similarly, the Project has also completed feasibility study in Dhangadhi and Jumla.
Some 200 industries of medium scale would be run in the Special Economic Zone in Bhairahawa.
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