Govt. unveils ambitious plans to build national infrastructures

Minister for Physical Planning and Works Hisila Yami on Wenesday, publicized the ministry's short-term and long-term plans for a massive expansion of existing national infrastructures.

Speaking at the press meet organized at the ministry in Singhdurbar, Minister Yami publicized challenging one year immediate plans, three-year middle-term and twenty-year long-term plans to construct roadways, drinking water and other infrastructures.

According to the proposed plans, headquarters of Bajhang, Bhojpur, Sankhuwasabha and Jajarkot will be connected through roadways within a year.

The ministry has plans to construct 30 concrete bridges , to carry out  maintenance of some 4,200 km of the existing roadways in the period of one year and to build a network or roadways in inner Madhesh and hilly regions across the country.

Likewise, the ministry has also published a plan to connect India and China with another half a dozen new roadways within the next three years.

The ministry's plan also aims at connecting Galchi, Trishuli, Ratuwagadi, Biratnager, Lo-manthang, Janakpur, Butwal, Bhairawa, Dolakha, Lamobagar and Mustang through roadways within three years.

The ministry has also planned to connect Humla, Manang, Khotang, Solukhumbu and other remote areas of the
hilly region with roadways in the same period.

The proposed plans of the ministry also aim at connecting the capital with other parts of Terai region through air or tunnel way and construct at least two railway tracks in the region. It has also planned to initiate the process of ropeways construction and waterways in the region.

Regarding problem of drinking water and Melamchi Drinking water Project, the ministry also has plans to take new initatives.

It plans to construct 80 drinking water projects in the country within next year.

According to ministry's plan, it will mobilize available resources to ensure that the entire population of the country has access to clean drinking water by the end of 2017.

The ministry has also proposed plans to construct three model cities, one each in eastern, middle and western regions of the country, and altogether 15 model villages across the nation.

Similarly, as a part of "Kathmandu Valley Campaign", dozens of construction plans have been proposed which include widening of certain section of the Ring Road and black-topping of already expanded road sections of Soaltee Mod and Kalanki.

These proposed plans will be implemented once the cabinet meeting gives an approval.