After the political changes of 1991, Premlal Singh (PL Singh), the first elected mayor of Kathmandu Municipality, is still talked about for expanding relations with foreigners, identifying financial resources, and managing plans. There are also those who say that the metropolis is currently running on the basis of the position and foundation he established.

PL, who became mayor in the 2049 local elections, was seen as a 'visionary' person. It is still heard that subsequent mayors continued some of the foundations of development he laid. He used to give examples time and again, saying that he wanted to see Kathmandu like the beautiful city of Rochester in America.

The municipality was made a metropolitan city on 29 Mangsir 2052 during his tenure. But PL complained that despite being a metropolis, he was not able to do the work he wanted because he did not have enough rights. He had put forward the idea of ​​making Kathmandu a livable city. After becoming mayor, he put forward the slogan of 'clean, tidy and green Kathmandu'. Many of the plans he made public could not be implemented at that time due to lack of time and resources.

He had made public his views on the condition of Kathmandu city 30 years ago and the work he had done. In a long interview with Kantipur Daily journalist Gunaraj Lurintel in 2052, he mentioned that the structure of Kathmandu Municipality was very weak when he was the mayor. He had put forward the idea that it should work in a way that it could compete with municipalities around the world. Stating that the system itself should be looked at to establish people's rights, he had said that the technology running in the world should also be paid attention to.

Relating the incident of the British calling him 'Lord Mayor' when he reached London and 'Honorable Mayor' when he reached Japan, he argued that local bodies should be given the right to become powerful in Nepal. 'I am respected as the mayor of a metropolis when I go abroad. But it is not like a metropolis. This reality needs to be shown by working to solve it,' he said.

The World Bank had provided assistance to six metropolises around the world, including Kathmandu, to solve urban problems. PL complained that it was unfair since the government itself was to spend the assistance. PL, who won from the Nepali Congress, complained that the government was not spending the money in whose name it was spent, rather than the money spent. Arguing that the money should come to him, he said that the assistance should be used for basic transportation.

In an interview, Mayor PL had said that the pollution that occurred in Japan in 1960 was seen in Kathmandu in 1995, ‘What took 30 years there, I had to do here in 5 years.’ People tend to move from villages to cities. They say, ‘Let’s build a house in the capital.’ For that, it is necessary to make a master plan.’

Now, he said that the residents of the capital should be provided with facilities on time, and the people should feel that they have received the facilities. He said that water, electricity and sewage should be in the hands of the municipality. He had put forward the concept that if basic facilities are provided by creating a ‘site city’, people around Kathmandu would not come to the capital. He had said, ‘In Rochester City, America, people from the village come to work in the morning and work all day and return home in the evening.’