Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA Complaints received by senators from disgruntled families in Malaeimi and surrounding areas due to excavation work for the Waterway Project sanctioned by
BS Pralhad, Chief Engineer of BBMP, clarified, “We have not incurred any additional expenditure for this project. Thus far, Rs 109 crore has been invested, and construction progress has reached 60%. The current slowdown is attributed to the BWSSB’s delay in establishing a separate pipeline for waste disposal.”
In an era where financial prudence is crucial, it is concerning to witness the government allocating significant funds to maintain two separate entities dedicated to ship management. Despite the absence of ships operating within Nepal, the Waterway Project and the Nepal Shipping Office continue to incur substantial annual expenses, amounting to over Rs 90 million a year.
KATHMANDU, July 7: Despite the absence of ships operating in Nepal, there are two government agencies dedicated to the management of ships, resulting in an annual expenditure of over 90 million rupees. These two separate bodies, namely the Waterway Project and the Nepal Shipping Office, have been established under the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure.