Kathmandu, August 13
The incumbent government has made public its major achievements made in its first five months.
Chairman of the then CPN-UML KP Sharma Oli was appointed the Prime Minister of Nepal on February 15.
The end of monopoly of transport syndicates, action against gold smugglers, restriction in public spending and foreign visits of officials, end of dillydallying in infrastructure development works among others have been mentioned as achievements of the government.
Likewise, the government has claimed it has found a longterm solution to the problem of inundation, and launched an onsite study for the possibility of waterways. The government collected more revenue than the target and development spending has increased, adds the government.
It has also listed upgrading of Narayangadh-Muglin road, ongoing construction works to open the Simara-Bardibas railway track, ongoing construction of an arch bridge over Trishuli in Muglin and beginning of Naadhunga tunnel road also as achievements.
The government claims it replaced 90 ‘tuin’s (rope bridges) in the period.