KATHMANDU, March 4: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Sunday held discussions with the officials of the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport on the progress of the ‘projects of national pride’.
Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport Prakash Jwala, Ministry Secretary Keshav Sharma, various departmental heads and the joint-secretaries of the Ministry were present in the consultation held at the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers.
PM Dahal said on the occasion that he has been making regular monitoring of the projects of national pride and directed the officials concerned to make provision of carrying out works making the project chiefs themselves responsible in case of increase in the project cost.
Expedite national pride projects
He acquired information from the ministry officials on the status of progress of the North-South (Koshi Corridor) Khandbari-Kimathanka Road Project, the Kaligandaki Corridor and the Karnali Corridor road projects.
Secretary Sharma said that the physical progress of the Koshi Corridor Project was 32 percent and its financial progress was also 32 percent. He said the road construction works were making progress.
According to Secretary Sharma, the North-South (Kaligandaki Corridor) has reported 63 percent physical progress and 55.7 percent economic progress. However, the expected progress could not be achieved due to the limitation of resource management.
He informed the PM that the physical and financial progress of the North-South) Karnali Corridor) Road Project was satisfactory.
The PM directed Minister Jwala to accord high priority to works of the development projects and to create an environment where the project chiefs work staying right at the project sites.
PM Dahal said, "We should all give high priority to works of development projects. The cost of the projects has been increasing as the government, the ministry and the projects have not carried out the stipulated works within the set time. So, I urge you all to seriously work towards ending such an anomaly."
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