MP Laxmi Prasad Pokharel Discusses Development and Petroleum Exploration
Summary
CPN (UML) leader and MP Laxmi Prasad Pokharel says Dailekh’s petroleum reserves should be quickly excavated and developed for commercial production to help Nepal become self-reliant in fuel. He also presses for roads, drinking water, hospital upgrades, and broader infrastructure work in Karnali Province.
Key Points
- Laxmi Prasad Pokharel, an elected House of Representatives member from Dailekh-2, discusses development priorities and petroleum exploration in Jaljale, Dailekh.
- He says the government should immediately move ahead with excavating and commercializing Dailekh’s petroleum reserves, which he claims could meet Nepal’s needs for decades.
- Pokharel also highlights urgent local demands such as roads, drinking water, hospital upgrades, and completion of the Karnali Highway.
- He urges greater government attention to poverty reduction and infrastructure development in Karnali Province.
