KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 29

World Urbanism Day, which is also called the World Town Planning Day, was observed with the slogan, 'think global, plan local' in Nepal too. The day that falls on November 8 was observed yesterday due to the election code of conduct in place on November 8.

Nepal has been marking the day since 2019. Various government and non-government organisations jointly observed the day. Department of Urban Development and Building Construction also organised a programme.

Although Nepal has committed to achieving sustainable development goals by 2030, it is challenging to achieve the goals. Urbanisation should therefore be made an important agenda of development.

Officiating Secretary at the Ministry of Urban Planning Padma Kumar Mainali said that unless development works were owned by the locals, development would not reach fruition. The local people must be linked to development works, he added.

On the occasion, Mayor of Bagmati Municipality Bharat Kumar Thapa said, 'Nepal can become the best liveable country if policies were implemented effectively.'

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