GANDAKI PROVINCE FACES DELAYS IN DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS DUE TO FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OBSTACLES
Summary
Gandaki Province says dozens of development projects are stalled because federal approvals on land acquisition, forest clearance, civil service rules and revenue sharing have not moved forward. Provincial leaders say repeated decisions sent to Kathmandu have yielded little implementation, leaving key projects and administrative plans in limbo.
Key Points
- Dozens of Gandaki Province development projects, including industrial zones, roads, irrigation, hydropower and drinking water schemes, are stuck because federal approvals have not been completed.
- Provincial decisions on land acquisition, forest clearance, traffic fines, conservation area control and civil service legislation have been repeated several times, but implementation remains weak.
- Chief Minister Surendraraj Pandey says some provincial issues are not even placed on the agenda of federal problem-resolution meetings, while bureaucratic delays are blamed for the lack of action.
- Experts say Nepal’s federal governance system still concentrates real authority in Singh Durbar, forcing provinces to keep following up on the same unresolved issues.
