KATHMANDU, March 25: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has pledged to address the issue concerning the establishment of Shaktikhor industrial corridor through the budget for the upcoming fiscal year.
The PM made this pledge during his meeting with a delegation led by CPN-UML Chairman KP Oli and comprising Chitwan’s Kalika Municipality mayor and others today. The meeting was held at the Prime Minister's official residence in Baluwatar.
It may be noted that there has not been any substantive progress towards establishing the much talked-about industrial corridor at Shaktikhor in Kalika Municipality. During the meeting, the delegation drew the Prime Minister's attention toward the need to establish the Shaktikhor industrial zone and undertake endeavors for the development and prosperity of the local level, according to Mayor Binod Regmi.
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In response, the PM assured them of addressing the concern for the establishment of an industrial corridor at Shaktikhor through the upcoming budget, directing Finance Minister Barshaman Pun to resume budget allocation for the same.
Finance Minister Pun, CPN-UML Deputy General Secretary Bishnu Rimal, central member Kapil Pokhrel, education activist Dr Baburam Dhungana and outgoing chair of the National Federation of the Deaf Nepal, KP Adhikari, were among those present in the meeting.
Matters relating to the Trishuli diversion project, equalization grant, and the establishment of an inclusive school were discussed in the meeting, it is said.
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