On the second day of the seventh edition of the Karnali festival 'Kuda Karnali', discussions were held on infrastructure development, educational quality and empowerment. The participants of the program drew the government's attention to the fact that the development of Karnali has not yet been connected to mainstreaming. Speaking at the first session of the program 'Connecting Karnali', former Secretary Keshav Kumar Sharma said that it was a good thing that the Hilsa checkpoint on the China border was connected through the North-South Road. 'We have not been able to take full advantage of it, but if the Bheri Corridor connects Dho-Tinje and Mugu to Nagchenagla, the development of Karnali will take a leap forward,' he said. 'Due to the uneven geography and weak mountains, there are problems in road operation in Karnali. Now we should move towards the construction of better roads rather than Mor Road.' He said that it is also necessary to pay attention to road safety.

Suman Joshi, executive member of the Independent Power Producers Association (IPPAN), said that it is unfortunate that only 10 MW of electricity is being generated in Karnali, which has a capacity to generate 18,000 MW of electricity. ‘Karnali-Tila to Bheri are in Karnali itself, efforts are being made to generate electricity from rivers like Jagdulla and Nalgad with great results,’ she said, ‘But due to the lack of road connectivity and transmission corridors, the villages here are in darkness. If the practice of holding licenses is ended, good progress can be made in hydropower in a few years.’

Subash Sharma, CEO of FOneSoft, said that high-speed internet would be important for the creation of Digital Karnali. ‘Technology may not provide the same convenience as roads, but technology has made it easier to do things that require hours of walking,’ he said. ‘With a phone and the internet, it is not difficult to connect with the world.’

Uma Badi, campaigner _{The speakers who will speak in the next session ‘The Ups and Downs of Education’ said that it is necessary to free school education from politics. Karnali Province’s Social Development Minister Ghanshyam Bhandari complained that the efforts of the province and local levels alone cannot improve the quality of education until the Federal Education Act is passed.}

‘Politically, federalism has come, but administrative and financial rights have not been given,’ he said. ‘An integrated plan has been made with a plan to keep students in school, teach them and sell them, and we are trying to improve the quality of education on that basis.’ Khadak BK, Chairman of Choukune Rural Municipality, said that it is necessary to have subject-specific teachers up to and beyond grade 5. He said that it is necessary to link education, skills and development with each other.

Speaking at the ‘Resistant Steps’ scholarly discourse, campaigner Uma Badi complained that her community has been facing caste discrimination for years and is still fighting for its self-respect.