Government Takes Strict Policy on Incomplete Projects
Summary
The government has moved to terminate contracts and blacklist contractors for stalled public projects after finding 18 expired-deadline projects among 72 problematic ones under the Department of Urban Development and Building Construction. Several incomplete works include VIP buildings, heritage conservation, health posts, roads, and local infrastructure across multiple districts.
Key Points
- The Department of Urban Development and Building Construction has identified 72 problematic projects, including 18 whose deadlines have already expired.
- Minister of Physical Infrastructure Sunil Lamsal said the government will terminate contracts for projects that cannot be completed and remove them from the department’s purview.
- The department will decide on deadline extensions only after technical evaluation and may pursue legal action, impose penalties, forfeit bank guarantees, and recommend blacklisting for abandoning contractors.
- Several stalled projects include works at the President’s Office, Singha Durbar, heritage sites, health posts, roads, and local infrastructure in districts such as Lalitpur, Rasuwa, Nuwakot, Sindhupalchok, Dolpa, Baitadi, and Tanahun.
