Chief Administrative Officer of Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Saroj Guragarin has appeared in the Metropolitan City after 101 days. Gurgai, who has been on leave since August 8, was on his way to appear in the metropolis on Thursday. The office was locked. The city police also blocked Guragai from appearing. But the representatives and employees of the metropolis broke the lock and allowed Guragai to enter the working room.

There is a dispute between Metropolitan Chief Balendra Shah and Chief Administrative Officer Gurgai regarding the issue of the map pass of the building located in Ratnapark. According to Metropolitan Chief Balendra Shah's personal secretary Bhupadev Shah, Guragai is being investigated after he approved the map of the controversial Kathmandu Tower without completing the process.

The agreement to make a construction map under the public private partnership concept (PPP) to build a commercial building with a bus park on the land of Ratnapark owned by the Metropolitan Corporation was made on February 22, 2071. According to the agreement between Mahanagar and Jaleshwar Swachhand Bikoi Builders Pvt. Ltd., on July 23, 2072, if the foundation (plinth level) map was passed, on July 30, builders and Mahanagar agreed to build within five years and the company would run it for 30 years.

The contract expired in 2078. If what is written in any contract is not completed on time, the contract should be revised. What to do after that is decided by the Public Private Partnership (PPP) Board," Shah said. "The agreement can be amended only after discussion in that board and taking the agenda to the executive. The Board reserves the right to amend this Agreement. Only then comes the process of how many floors. He himself approved that process without completing it.

A memorandum of understanding was signed between the two parties on May 8, 2074 so that no structure can be constructed that is contrary to the map approved by the metropolis on May 13, 2073. The builders submitted an application for extension of time and revision of the map on 1st October 2080. However, the map revision process was stopped because the revised map of 19 floors had to be submitted while the 12-storey map pass process had to be continued. Meanwhile, on October 7, 2081, Gurgaon was transferred to the chief administrative officer of the metropolis. "The day after he appeared in the city, he signed the map and kept it in his drawer," says Bhupadev.

The investigation was carried forward saying that it was seen that the chief administrative officer Guragai had approved the map without completing the process through the official system in the permission document of the map pass document for the construction of the building. The shepherds inquired and said that the map of Kathmandu Tower was passed. "There has been a comment from the chief administrative officer to pass the fines from the mayor. I passed the map only after enquiry," he said. "The mayor has fined five lakh rupees. Only then the certificate was given. I did not make the decision alone.' He also said that he wanted to work quietly after appearing in the metropolis. "No matter what the accusation is," he said, "but it should be confirmed through investigation." An inquiry committee has been formed. The summary of the report did not come. Instead, I was called corrupt.'

He was on leave from December 7 to be investigated. The committee was also formed on December 16 but could not prepare the report. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Federal Affairs and Administration was urging the metropolis to submit a report. Mayor Balendra Shah submitted the opinion taken from his three departments to the ministry on February 19 after the inquiry committee was unable to prepare a report. Soon after, on February 21, Guragai submitted a request to the ministry to improve the working environment in the metropolis. On February 22, the ministry sent a letter to Gurgai asking them to improve their working environment. On the same day, the head of the metropolis, Shah, sent a reply saying that the chief administrative officer who has acted in a manner that is in violation of the building standards and the building code and is under consideration at the official level will not appear. Likewise, on March 14, the head of the metropolis sent a letter to the ministry and informed that the decision made by Guragai was illegal.

As Gurgai was on holiday, all financial transactions of the metropolis were stopped. According to the Local Government Operation Act 2074, the Chief Administrative Officer has the right to exercise administrative and financial control. Naveen Manandhar, the spokesperson of the metropolis, said that the problem arose when the metropolis was without a chief administrative officer for a long time and the position was brought to the fore instead of the individual. Today, we have established positions within the metropolis rather than individuals. He has been appointed. From Friday, citizens will be able to work comfortably," he said. "Kathmandu Metropolis was without a chief administrative officer for a long time and many people had problems. The key to solving the problem lies with the Chief Administrative Officer. An environment has been created to make him appear so that there is no situation of absence of the chief administrative officer.'