POLITICS

PM Balen reverses Oli-era decision on Police Academy land

According to government spokesperson and Minister for Education, Science and Technology Sasmit Pokharel, a Cabinet meeting on Thursday resolved that the academy will continue using all its land as before.
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By REPUBLICA

KATHMANDU, April 23: The government-led by Balen Shah has decided not to relocate the National Police Training Academy in Maharajgunj.



According to government spokesperson and Minister for Education, Science and Technology Sasmit Pokharel, a Cabinet meeting on Thursday resolved that the academy will continue using all its land as before.


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The land had earlier been designated for transfer to the Office of the President under a Cabinet decision dated September 6, 2018.


The meeting also formed a negotiation team, led by a Joint Secretary at the Ministry of Finance, to prepare agreements and documents related to securing a concessional loan of $115 million from the Asian Development Bank for the implementation of an integrated water supply and sewerage management project.


Additionally, the Cabinet decided to form a study task force under the coordination of the Information and Communication Technology Advisor to review software and IT-related matters across government agencies.


 

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