Four "smart cities" in Kathmandu Valley

KATHMANDU: The government said it will build four smart cities on the outskirts of the Kathmandu Valley.

A meeting of the Cabinet on Monday decided to set up the smart cities in four different corners with proper urban planning in order to ease the population density in the Kathmandu downtown.

Also, the meeting approved President Bidya Devi Bhandari's upcoming state visit to Thailand and Sri Lanka.

President Bhandari is scheduled to leave for Thailand and Sri Lanka on May 12.

The meeting also decided to acknowledge seven persons, who were killed in protests in Saptari, Morang and Taplejung, as martyrs.

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