From development to social programs, public participation has been effective: Khelraj Pandey, Head, Butwal Sub-Metropolitan City
The city chiefs said that the beautiful aspect of the sub-metropolitan city is education, health, infrastructure and tourism development programs. They say that self-reliant education, agriculture, and tourism create jobs, so priority has been given to those areas.
Tulsipur sub-metropolitan chief Tikaram Khadka said in the second session under 'Lumbini's Strength' organized by Kantipur Media Group in Bhairahawa on Wednesday, Tulasipur sub-metropolitan chief Tikaram Khadka is engaged in a campaign to improve education. He says that this is the reason why Tulsipur has been established as a municipality that brings good results in education. We are teaching more than 750 people in 8 technical subjects through Metro College. We have made the poor category free,'' said Khadka. But Khadka says that there is confusion and confusion in the education sector when the union does not give posts.
He said that a 15-bed city-level hospital has also been started. Similarly, Khadka also said that efforts are being made for waste management. He said that the aim is to make Tharu and Kumal communities self-reliant by operating homestays in the tourism sector. Stating that revenue of Rs 30 crore was raised last year, Khadka said that he has set a target of raising Rs 55 crore in the current financial year.
Butwal sub-metropolitan chief Khelraj Pandey said that public participation has been done from development to social programs. "We have allocated the budget with the participation of 70 percent of the people and 30 percent of the local government as 'first come first service'," he said. He said that it was possible to work because of people's participation in infrastructure development. He said that after the state tenders for works above 5 lakhs, that participation is going to drop to zero. "Rather than the practice of participation, the process of tendering has come to the point where those practices have to be abandoned," said Pandey. He said that the large number of Nepali youth is stagnant because of lack of
ing skills. "We have trained 100 people on jewelry making, almost 100% of them have been employed," he said, "Now billions of agricultural equipment comes from India, we talked about the upgrade of aran, we gave 500,000 for one aran and kept 5 aran upgrading programs in the budget. Now the upgradation of those farms has started. He informed that the buffalo paddy distribution program for farmers has been introduced in the Public Private Partnership (PPP) model.
After the construction of East-West Highway and North-South Highway from the year 2026, Butwal is developing as a hub of business and transportation sector, he said. "Now Butwal has made a leap in education and health, there are 91,000 students in Butwal," he said, "Butwal has established government schools as model schools across the country."
Ghorahi sub-metropolitan chief Narulal Choudhary informed that work has been done in the reservoir area from road, infrastructure. Ghorahi was a dry region in the past. Farming was done only during the rainy season. We have moved forward to create development, prosperity and employment by collecting water for multi-purpose purposes,'' he said, 'now 43 artificial reservoirs have been constructed. Lift irrigation and surface irrigation are also available. Tourists come around the reservoir and hotels are also operating in those areas.
'The reservoir has recharged the land. Deep borings and wells are also not dry. Help has been provided for drinking water," Chaudhary said. "Young people are engaged in vegetable farming." He said that there is a concept of Ghorahi where stones, gravel, sand and water can be utilized by blocking large rivers. He informed that the work of fertilizer and gas production is going on. He said that stray cattle, orphan children and begging people were also managed.
He also said that free blood was provided within the municipality. Cataract surgery is free. "We are conducting health check-ups for senior citizens monthly at their doorsteps," he said. He said that if the federal and state governments do not do their work on time, there will be many complaints and the heads of the local level should listen.
