Lumbini Province Government Officially Starts Services from Newly Constructed Administrative Building

Butwal. The Lumbini Province Government has officially started services from its newly constructed administrative building. Chief Minister Chet Narayan Acharya inaugurated the daily work from the new administrative center on Monday.

Chief Minister Acharya stated that the administrative center was constructed with the objective of strengthening the provincial level for the consolidation of federalism and said that it is a matter of pride for the province's residents. He also said that the timely completion of the project is a significant achievement of the provincial government.

Minister for Physical Infrastructure Development Bhumiswar Dhakal informed that all ministries have been shifted to the building constructed with the investment of the provincial government itself, stating that it is a learning example for other provinces. Ministries, directorates, and other departments have now started providing services from a single complex in the administrative center located in Rapti Rural Municipality-3, designed in a mandala shape.

Previously, the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Agriculture, Land Management and Cooperatives, and Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Transport were operating from separate locations. Now, all those ministries will operate from this complex, informed Chief Secretary Krishnaprasad Kapri. According to him, the start of services from the new building is an important achievement for the implementation of federalism.

The administrative center, constructed by Sharma-Sagun JV based in Kathmandu, had its contract agreement signed by the provincial government on Mangsir 28, 2079. The foundation stone was laid on February 3 of the same year, coinciding with the establishment day.

According to the acting chief engineer of the Province Capital Implementation Unit, Pradip Bhattarai, the construction of the Chief Minister and Council of Ministers' office and 10 other ministry buildings has been completed. The administrative center, constructed at a cost of 3 Arba 9 Crore 29 Lakh 38 Thousand 72 Rupees, is spread over an area of 17 Bigha 19 Kattha 4 Dhur.

Apart from the Chief Minister and Council of Ministers' office, the buildings of the other 9 ministries have been constructed with the same design, while the Chief Minister's office building has been built with a different structure. With the operation of the new administrative center, services are expected to become more convenient, effective, and integrated.

Previously, the provincial government had been operating the ministries from the buildings of the then Rapti Technical Institute since Mangsir 28, 2079.