Indira Rana Magar Praises Infrastructure Ministry's Development Plans and Budget Allocation

Kathmandu. National Independent Party MP Indira Rana Magar has praised the new style of development plans and budget allocation put forward by the Ministry of Infrastructure. After meeting with Minister of Infrastructure Sunil Lamsal on Tuesday, MP Rana, speaking to journalists outside the parliament building, said that the plan prepared for the country's overall connectivity and strategic road network is 'amazing'. MP Rana had reached the ministry at 8 am on Tuesday to meet Minister Lamsal, citing that the floods in areas like Biring, Tating, and Mai rivers in eastern Nepal due to continuous rainfall have affected public life and disrupted the road network. She drew the government's attention to the immediate restoration of access in those areas, especially mentioning that vehicles and patients are suffering due to the collapse of bridges in Koshi and Karnali provinces. Stating that in the past, the Prime Minister and Finance Minister used to concentrate the budget only in their own constituencies, MP Rana claimed that such discrimination is not seen in this time's plan. Informing about the meeting with the minister, she said, 'The minister has made plans targeting remote and hilly areas without prioritizing his own region.' She stated that she was impressed by his extensive plan, even though the budget was not allocated to her constituency. Mentioning that connectivity is the backbone of national development, she added, 'This will directly contribute to the growth of our Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and revenue.' She informed that the ministry has set a target of making national highways, and roads connecting municipalities and district headquarters into two lanes, constructing tourism and agricultural highways, and extending roads up to the ward level. She also stated that plans for budget allocation of more than 100 crore in municipalities in urban areas and planned settlement development have also been included.