HETAUDA: Thaha Municipality of Makawanpur has been running without a chief for the past one-and-a-half month.

The absence of a chief has dealt a blow to development activities at the municipality.

After Executive Chief Harilal Puri, of the municipality, was transferred to Kawasoti Municipality on March 29, Thaha Municipality has remained headless.

Municipality administration department chief Anil Lamichhane said the absence of an office chief had halted development works, salary distribution of the staff and major financial works.