KATHMANDU, MARCH 29

A delegation from Nuwakot led by Nepali Congress Spokesperson Prakash Sharan Mahat today called on Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and apprised him of several issues facing the district.

During a meeting held at the PM's official residence in Baluwatar, the delegation informed the government head that delay in completion of the Kakani-Nuwakot road project had caused inconvenience to the people.

Mahat spoke of the need of the prime minister's initiative to see prompt progress in the project to get it completed.

Besides, the delegation, through a memorandum, has urged the government to heed the concerns of locals while managing a dumping site at Banchare Danda in the district.

The delegation sought the government's intervention to sort out problems related to the non-registration of Guthi land in remote villages of the district. In response, the PM pledged to immediately consult the chiefs concerned to find a solution to the issues raised in the memo. NC central member and lawmakers Bahadur Singh Lama, NC district President Ramesh Mahat, and District Land Commission Nuwakot Chief Arjun Neupane were among those in the delegation.

A version of this article appears in the print on March 30,2022, of The Himalayan Times.