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Kathmandu Saturday December 29, 2001 Paush 14, 2058.
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Housing for parliamentarians
Your report under the headline "Secure
housing for parliamentarians" published on December 21, 2001 regarding the
government’s decision to build government housing for the parliamentarians in view of
growing security concerns (as mentioned) must have been a most appreciated and long
awaited positive step by our parliamentarians. If only the parliament were in session at
present, the parliamentarians including those from the opposition parties would have
already joined their hands in passing the vote of thanks.
Seen from the point of view of the public,
this comes as another proof where the government seems to have failed to identify the
priorities. To the public, it is more urgent to have pure water to drink which has been
one of the major causes of different types of diseases or the roads constructed or to have
hospitals built. There are so many other areas where the apportioned amount of Rs 860
million set aside for building the housing complex can be better utilised. The recently
constructed road linking Pharping to Hetauda within two and half hours in its present
condition, if black topped and a bridge constructed by the above amount which has been
earmarked for the housing complex, enables HMG to save millions of dollars by way of
savings in national fuel consumption, wear and fear of vehicles and savings in time for
travel and most of all it would be an alternative route to link the capital city in cases
of closures of Prithvi Highway and the Tribhuvan Rajpath.
Doesn’t this call for a serious
attention from the decision-makers?
Madan M Pradhan
Kathmandu |
