KMC assembly endorses three bills

KATHMANDU: The eighth municipal assembly of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has endorsed three separate bills.

The bills endorsed are 'Bill made for the conservation of environment and natural resources of Kathmandu Metropolis-2077', 'Kathmandu Metropolis Market Management and Monitoring Bill-2077' and 'Kathmandu Metropolis Organization Registration and Regulation Bill-2077'.

A meeting of KMC on Wednesday endorsed the bills and also amended the budget for different programmes. The meeting also approved accounts committee report, which includes the issues of financial governance, regularity, austerity, work efficiency, transparency, competency, and effectiveness.

The municipal assembly members had suggested arrangement of additional budget for unaccomplished plans and programmes, monitoring of plans, widening the scope of revenue, and execution of plan to make the city smoke free.

On the occasion, Mayor Bidya Sundar Shakya stated that there has been no encroachment of land in the reconstruction of Kamalpokhari.