Finance Minister Rameshwor Khanal has inspected the Butwal Sub-Metropolitan City office building damaged by vandalism and arson during the Gen-G movement. Finance Minister Khanal, who visited the damaged Sub-Metropolitan City office building one hundred days after the vandalism and arson, assured that the federal government would provide support for the repair of the building.

Stating that the file related to the repair of the damaged office building arrived on his desk only on Thursday, he said that he would take the necessary decision after reviewing the file. In the meantime, Butwal Sub-metropolitan City Mayor Khelraj Pandey informed that the support of the federal government is necessary as it is not possible to provide office services through general repairs alone.

Pandey demanded support from the federal government as a large amount of money is required for the reconstruction of the office building and the sub-metropolitan city does not have such resources. Stating that the budget allocated for the development plan should be reduced while the sub-metropolitan city itself reconstructs the building, Mayor Pandey also complained that there will be problems if the plan that has already been implemented is cut.

Although a budget of 250 million was allocated through the President Chure Conservation Project for the Jyotinagar landslide control in Butwal, he urged not to cut the budget, saying that he had heard that the budget had been reduced to 2.5 million. He drew the attention of Finance Minister Khanal that the landslide, along with the settlement of Jyotinagar, will displace the Nepali Army School in Butwal Multiple Campus and affect the entire Butwal due to the budget cut for the Jyotinagar Landslide Control Plan.