Govt to sign MoU with Melamchi donors ADB’s team in town

BY NAVIN SINGH KHADKA

Kathmandu, July 3:The Government will sign a joint Memorandum of Understanding with the donors of Melamchi Water Supply Project (MWSP) on 21st this month here after a visiting mission from Asian Development Bank (ADB) Headquarters finishes observing the project’s different aspects within the next couple of weeks.

The MoU will pave way for the loan approval process for the project thereby taking the donors into confidence, said Dinesh Chandra Pyakurel, Director of Melamchi Water Development Board.

Representatives of MWSP’s donors including Norad (Norwegian aid agency), World Bank, Japanese Bank for International Co-operation (JBIC) and ADB will gather here for the meet slated for later part of this month.

"Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) has also given positive indication to take part in the meet," said Pyakurel. "The MoU to be signed will be much like an aid memoir."

But before that, the team from ADB headquarters – designated as loan fact-finding mission – will examine the project’s different aspects and discuss them with the government. "We will discuss different issues including the project cost and its implementation part with the government," said Arthur Mcintosh, Senior Project Engineer of ADB, one of the three members in the visiting team that arrived here today.

After signing the MoU, the ADB officials will return to their headquarters where they will advise the bank’s board. What will follow is the project’s appraisal expected to be over by the end of August this year. Finally, according to Mcintosh, the bank will initially approve its US $ 60 million loan on December.

The co-ordinator among the donors of MWSP, ADB has assured funding the project’s bulk distribution component that will be piping in Melamchi waters from the Melamchi River in the north-east of Kathmandu through a 28 kilometre long tunnel. Norad has already committed US $ 24 million grant for the tunnelling component while Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) has agreed to provide US $ 15 million for the same.

The government, said Pykurel, has already made a request to SIDA, to add another US $ 10 million in its grant. JBIC has already assured of a US $ 55 million loan for the Water Treatment component of the project. World Bank has given a positive indication to provide a US $ 15 million loan for the rehabilitation of the distribution network in the Capital Valley.

So far, only Nordic Development Fund is yet to show a positive gesture for its contribution in the project.

The drinking water project, of late tagged at US $ 340 million, is expected to pipe in 170 million litres of water per day after the completion of its initial phase. Later, when waters from Yangre and Larke Rivers are piped into the Melamchi network, the supply is estimated to reach 540 million litres in a day.

Earlier billed at US $ 400 million, the project cost dropped after the hydropower component was excluded from it. Two major donors – Norad and ADB – had stiff differences on the installation of the hydel plant in the project detail-designed by Norplan, a Norwegian Consultant of the government. Supported by Norad and opposed by the ADB, the hydropower component, expected to be between five and 25 MW, was an apple of discord during the fourth donors’ meet in the capital in February earlier this year.

While no donors’ meet – that is already due – has taken place since then, ADB made it clear in April this year that it would not fund the project with the hydropower. The government later took a decision in line with ADB’s stand.

Of the total project cost, the government will bear 20 per cent totalling to US $ 71 million. Having sanctioned US $ seven million, the officialdom has already spent around Rupees 60 million for the construction of main access road between Melamchi Pool and Thimbu — nearby the tunnel construction site.

Help urged to consolidate democracy

Kathmandu, July 3 (RSS):Former prime minsiter Sher Bahadur Deuba has spoken of the need to consolidate democracy by ending political instability, poverty, unemployment and Maoist violence.

Mr Deuba, addressing the first international conference of Nepalis at Atlanta of the United States of America Sunday, said political parties of Nepal, the Civic Society and the Nepalis living in foreign countries should contribute from their respective places for solving these problems.

A lot of significant achievements have been made in areas of education, health, water resources, etc in the past decade of democracy, he said, adding that Nepal’s development challenges are many and we have yet to take fruits of democracy to the rural people.

CPN-UML’s Jhalanath Khanal, Royal Neplaese Ambassadors Damodar Gautam and Murari Raj Sharma, the representatives of different American institutions and others had expressed their views on the occasion.

Chiarman of the organizing committee Dr Bishwo Acharya had welcomed all the guests and participants.

Rhishikesh Shaha, Jhalanath Khanal, Dr Minendra Rijal, Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat, advocates Gandhi Pandit and Dr Thakurnath Pant had presented working papers on "Ten years of democracy: Achievements and challenges" at the function.

Govt mulling over programme for squatters

Kathmandu, July 3 (RSS): Six ministers responded to questions raised by MPs concerning their ministries at the House of Representatives today.

Those furnishing replies were Minister for Land Reforms and Management Siddha Raj Ojha, Minister for Information and Communications Jayaprakash Prasad Gupta, Health Minister Dr. Ram Baran Yadav, Finance Minister Mahesh Acharya, Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies Ram Krishna Tamrakar and Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Tarini Datta Chataut.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Local Development Ram Chandra Paudel, Minister for Water Resources, and Works and Physical Planning Khum Bahadur Khadka, Home Minister Govinda Raj Joshi, Minister for Foreign Affairs Chakra Prasad Bastola and Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Mahantha Thakur will furnish answers at the House meeting tomorrow.

The house will meet again at 10 a.m. tomorrow.

Meanwhile, as the problem of landless squatters cannot be resolved by mere distribution of land, HMG is thinking of gradually implementing a package programme in an integrated manner with reference to poverty alleviation to resolve it.

Minister for Land Reforms and Management Siddha Raj Ojha, furnishing replies to the questions raised during discussions on Appropriation Heads of his Ministry, said that genuine landless squatters would be identified, plots of land for housing distributed to them and skill development programmes launched in coordination with other ministries to enable them to earn a livelihood.

Altogether 3,716 bonded labourers have been trained under 12 skill development programmes while 1,050 of them have been freed, he said, adding that in line with the commitment of the government to resolve the problem through legal and other programmes, homework for preparing a draft of the necessary law has already been completed.

Minister Ojha said that a programme has already been fixed to formulate a national land policy to cover all the works linked with land in the next fiscal year.

Taking into consideration the fact that land related matters have been covered in more than 65 laws, an Integrated Land Act would be formulated next year, he said, adding that preparation of guidelines concerning land revenue, land reforms and survey were in its final stages.

In the context of implementing the plotting of land by ensuring the participation of people, experts had undertaken studies to make the basis for land related law and programme, a concept paper has already been prepared and the matter in the implementation process, Minister Ojha stated.

Minister Ojha said "with a view to make all the information related with land reforms scientific and the services being provided by the Land Revenue Office and the Survey Office simple, easily accessible and efficient, the two offices will be linked by computer. Accordingly, software development under the Geo-Information System Project has been completed and experimented at Bhaktapur. It will be extended to Kaski district in the near future".

Considering the sensitiveness and security of the offices concerning land administration which are directly linked with the people, land records offices have been set up to keep copies of the records concerning land in computer discs and micro-films, he said, adding that it had been targetted to complete the work of maintaining of records in planned manner in the next seven years.

Stating that homework was on to move a resolution to amend the Guthi Act, he said the Guthi land was being converted into ‘Raitan Numberi’ at the Land Revenue Office on payment of 35 per cent of the minimum evaluation of the land made by the Land Revenue Office in Kathmandu Valley, 30 per cent in municipal areas and 25 per cent in the rural areas.

Minister Ojha stated that work was on to record the ancient documents and details of asset of Guthi in a planned manner.

Land survey is being linked to digital cadestral system and the measurement of every plot along with its diagram was about to be initiated in the urban areas, he said, adding that valuation of land would be made in the next fiscal year and preparation of model/norms in this connection have been completed already.

MPs Ramesh Lekhak, Hridyaram Thani, Tara Samayangya, Kunta Sharma, Shiva Raj Sharma, Bharat Kumar Shaha, Urmila Aryal, Tukraj Sigdel, Parashu Ram Meghi Gurung, Janak Raj Giri, Suresh Kumar Karki, Krishna Kishore Ghimire, Mohan Bahadur Basnet, Arjun Prasad Joshi and Til Kumar Meyangbo had sought clarifications from the Minister for Land Reforms and Management.

Likewise, Minister for Information and Communications Jayaprakash Prasad Gupta has said the government is committed to providing at least two telephone lines to all VDCs by the year 2060 B.S.

Responding to questions about his Ministry raised by MPs at the house of Representatives today, Mr. Gupta noted that technicians have acquired high level of knowledge in the field of telecommunications, and programmes have already been worked out for investment.

If the private sector causes delay in taking part in this programme, the Nepal Telecommunications Corporation (NTC) will move ahead the programme under the special telecommunications programme, he said, adding arrangement has already been made for providing one VHF telephone line on the recommendation of the concerned MPs and options will be sought in areas with technical difficulties.

A total of 1,567 VDCs now enjoy telephone services and this will be extended to additonal 200 VDCs within one month, he noted.

Stating that the Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) has also started separate programmes for involving the private sector and 40 private companies have already been provided license to operate such services as internet, basic telephone and G.S. mobile, Mr. Gupta informed the meeting that a tender has already been called for purchase of equipment for hooking Nepal TV with Satellite.

Preparations are under way to run Metro Channel in the capital and China has already offered its cooperation for this, the Minister said, noting that homework is being done to broadcast programmes through a separate band from the Surkhet transmission centre of Radio Nepal.

Observing that a special package is to be brought with a view to making timely improvement in Gorkhapatra which has been cornered in the field of print media and the daily will be published in colour, he disclosed that it’s management will be improved.

Two Phones to all VDCs

The task of building the media village has already picked up and this will be set up as a body for promoting journalism and information, said the Minister, noting that Rastriya Samachar Samiti has been computerized with a view to making its services more effective and its network will be expanded to Jhapa this year and to Nepalgunj and Mahendranagar next year.

Noting that postal services will be modernized in order to have an edge, Minister Gupta said a draft bill on right to information has already been presented to the Ministry by the Federation of Nepalese Journalists and a Film Development Board has already been formed for conducting various programmes aimed at producing films in Nepali and other languages.

Programmes will be brought about soon for removing constraints and difficulties of the private sector print media, he further said.

Those demanding clarifications from the minister were MPs Buddhiman Tamang, Hridayaram Thani, Raghuji Pant, Narayan Prakash Saud, Ramnath Adhikari, Pradip Kumar Gyawali, Gorakh Bahadur Bogati, Nara Bahadur Hamal, Sherdhan Rai, Yadav Bahadur Rayamajhi, Til Kumar Meyangbo, Nara Bahadur Budhathoki, Mohan Bahadur Basnet, Keshav Thapal, Krishna Kishore Ghimire, Janakvraj Giri, Govinda Bahadur Shaha, Prakash Bahadur Gurung and Shiva Raj Joshi.

The report addS, a feasibility study is to be conducted next year for running health insurance programme aimed at guaranteeing essential health services to the people.

This was disclosed by Health Minister Dr. Rambaran Yadav while responding to queries raised by MPs during debate on appropriation heads pertaining to the Ministry of Health at the House of Representatives today.

He also informed the House that the second long-term health project has been formulated to move ahead the health sector in a systemic manner.

Altogether 140 primary health centres have been established so far following the policy of the government to establish a primary health centre with one doctor and three beds in every electoral constituency of the country and the remaining will also be set up gradually, Dr. Yadav said.

Dr. Yadav said that arrangements have been made to send medicines worth Rs. 150,000 for health centres, Rs.75,000 health posts and Rs. 32,000/- for sub-health posts from next fiscal year.

In order to guarantee the general public receive Ayurvedic medical services, efforts are being made to establish one Ayurved centre covering five VDCs, district Ayurved hospitals in all the 75 districts and central Ayurvedic centre in the capital, Dr. Yadav said.

Dr. Yadav said 25 per cent of the total medical cost required for treating elderly citizens will be met by the government.

In order to reduce maternity and child mortality rate, children are being vaccinated regularly, T.T. vaccination programme for women expanded, Vitamin ‘A’ programme continued, he said, adding emphasis will be given to preventive measures against epidemic diseases like tuberculosis, yellow fever, kalaazar, leprosy, H.I.V./AIDS, meningitis, etc.

Rapid response teams have also been constituted to provide health workers immediately to the areas affected by epidemic and a 24 hour hotline service has been set up to receive emergency information on epidemic, he added.

Demanding clarification from the Health Minister were MPs Mahendra Bahadur Pandey, Mrigendra Kumar Singh Yadav, Ramnath Adhikari, Chandra Bahadur Shahi, Gorakh Bahadur Bogati, Prem Bahadur Singh, Hridayaram Thani, Narayan Prakash Saud, Ram Kumar Chaudhary, Ramhari Dhungel, Krishna Lal Maharjan, Kunta Sharma, Homnath Dahal, Ramesh Lekhak, Pradip Kumar Gyawali, Asta Laxmi Shakya, Omprasad Ojha, Ratna Prasad Sharma, Nara Bahadur Budathoki and Harinarayan Chaudhary.

Primary health centre in every constituency

Likewise, MPs Buddhiman Tamang, Yadav Bahadur Rayamajhi, Netra Lal Shrestha, Shankernath Sharma Adhikari, Bijaya Subba, Pashupati Chaulagain, Prakash Jwala, Ram Bahadur Bista, Ananda Prasad Pokhrel, Durga Linkha, Sherdhan Rai, Som Prasad Pandey, Tirtha Gautam, Dr Bansidhar Mishra, Tilkumar Meyangbo, Devi Lal Thapa, Bhadra Bahadur Thapa, Tara Samyangya and Keshav Thapa also sought clarficiations from the minister.

Meanwhile, Finance Minister Mahesh Acharya said His Majesty’s Government is working towards increasing domestic revenue collection and reducing foreign assistance.

Furnishing replies to queries and clarifications sought by MPs during debate on appropriation heads pertaining to Finance Ministry at the House of Representatives today, Minister Acharya said the rate of dependency on foreign aid is declining and that such assistance will be used in expanding economic activities in the country.

The government will soon make public its foreign assistance policy, he added.

Minister Acharya said the Value Added Tax will be enforced effectively, the tax net will be broadened and revenue leakage will be checked in order to achieve the targetted revenue collection.

A task force is working to implement the report of the Revenue Leakage Investigation Committee and that the Commission of Investigation of Abuse of Authority has been requested to take action against the tax evaders, he said.

Foreign aid policy soon

Fifty-four per cent of the projects running in the country with foreign assistance are successful and 20 per cent partially successful, Mr. Acharya said, adding this percentage is higher in comparison to that of other South Asian countries.

Finance Minister Acharya said the government is also working to give on contract management of foreign projects, stop unnecessary transfer of employees and make an effective evaluation and monitoring at the Prime Minister and ministerial level.

Clarifying that the miscellaneous amount mentioned in the budget is for remuneration of civil servants, pension of retired employees and for contingency purpose, Mr. Acharya said implementation of big development projects has increased the size of the budget.

Demanding clarification from the Finance Minister were MPs Mohan Bahadur Basnet, Dr. Dilliraj Khanal, Ram Kumar Chaudhary, Mahendra Bahadur Pandey, Hridayaram Thani, Prakash Jwala, Bijaya Subba, Bhadra Bahadur Thapa, Tukraj Sigdel, Gokarna Raj Bista, Harinarayan Chaudhary, Buddhiman Tamang and Tara Samyangya.

Meanwhile, His Majesty’s Government is making preparations to formulate long-term industrial policy for the creation of congenial atmosphere for industrialisation and investment in the country.

Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies Ramkrishna Tamrakar made this remark while furnishing replies to the questions raised by the MPs on appropriation heads pertaining to his ministry at the House of Representatives today.

Pointing out the need for a clear vision for industrialisation and the importance of economic policy for investment, he said that the Ministry had given attention to making timely changes in the existing industrial policy, industrial enterprises act and other relevant act and laws related to promotion of industries in the country.

He categorically stated that while formulating or amending the policy and acts, constant dialogues were held with the representatives of the concerned sector and the government was active in resolving the problems of the private sector.

His Majesty’s Government is facing challenges of gradually decreasing the pressure on the agricultural sector on which our economy is mostly dependent, he said adding employment opportunities in the industrial sector had to be generated for the increasing manpower every year. Attainment of high and sustainable growth rate to make contributions to economic development and provide essential commodities to the people at fair prices were also challenges facing the government, he further added.

ICD construction ends

Stating that HMG had focused on formulating policy and act, preparing infrastructure for development and creating conducive atmosphere for industrial promotion, and winning the confidence of the domestic and foreign investors, Minister Tamrakar said that the programmes of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies were aimed at formulating and implementing policy, act and regulations, developing and expanding infrastructure, and improving supplies management so that the economy could be made strong, vibrant, dynamic and sustainable.

HMG has already made commitment to implement the programmes of policy and procedural reforms required to make tourism, agro-based and productive industries competitive for the promotion of industrial sector, he said, adding the programmes of the industrial year was aimed at development of infrastructure, and timely reforms in the policy and legal provisions to create healthy and competitive industrial atmosphere to increase foreign investment.

The government is willing to extend all possible assistance to sick industries found feasible from the business point of view, he said, adding the government was alert on making alternative use of the investment of the industries found not feasible due to marketing and technical reasons.

His Ministry was focusing on making the one window system more effective for the promotion of industry, investment and export, he said.

He further stated that the Ministry had always been active in exploring and utilising invaluable minerals and the natural resources of the country. The government has been encouraging the private sector in setting up feasible mine-based industries and providing infrastructure, he added.

Accordingly, the performance of government owned industries have been monitored regularly and a team comprising experts has made on the sport inspection of some of the industries. Reports have been received to enhance the productivity, efficiency, and effectiveness of some of them, he added.

Minister Tamrakar said, "it is the duty of the nation to maintain the quality of goods produced and used by the people in the country. Taking this into consideration, budget has been allocated for the zone level offices of the Nepal bureau of standard at Jhapa and Mahendranagar. The manpower inspecting and monitoring the goods marked with Nepal standards will be carried out more effectively".

The programmes proposed in the commerce sector for the forthcoming fiscal year aims at providing dynamism to the economy and maintaining high and sustainable export. The Ministry is making effort to develop infrastructures for foreign trade, promotion of trade, expansion of market, diversification of exportable items and identification of new exportable items, to make the export sustainable, he said.

At present opinions of the private sector is being sought on the draft commerce policy formulated with the objective of introducing commerce policy, act and rules, he said, adding that a long-term export strategy and policy concerning ready-made garments would be announced in the next fiscal year. Works have already commenced on revising the intellectual property protection rights and the patent rights, he further added.

The government will initiate preliminary work for the management of Nepalgunj, Bhairahawa, Birgunj, Biratnagar and Kakarbhitta, the main trading points along the Indo-Nepal border, to make the trade systematic.

According to him, traditional trade with the neighbouring countries had been maintained and arrangement made for payment in line with international system. This will check unauthorised trade and it is expected to have a positive impact in conducting business.

Stating that the construction of Inland Container Depot (ICD) at Biratnagar and Bhairahawa have been completed, he said that railway track to ICD at Birgunj would be completed in 2000-2001. There was programmes to set up export processing zone near ICD at Birgunj, Biratnagar and Bhairahawa to decrease the cost of export and provide the necessary services at the same place, he added.

As more than 80 per cent of the world trade takes place between the members of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Nepal had been making preparation for acquiring the membership of the WTO, he said, adding that HMG is aware of the impact on the trade and industry of the country and the facilities to be received after joining WTO.

In the context of acquiring membership of WTO, the first meeting of the task force was held at Geneva last month, and the member countries had expressed the view that Nepal would be provided with membership quickly and in a simple manner, Minister Tamrakar said, adding that after receiving WTO membership, our trade would be conducted in line with the international rules and regulations.

HMG has made budgetary provision for subsidy in the transportation of foodgrains to the remote hilly regions so that the people do not face food crisis, he said, adding necessary steps have been taken to transport foodgrains to Humla, Dolpa and Mustang districts through Tibet autonomous region of China as alternative route.

Implementation of Consumers Protection Act-2056 and Consumers Protection Regulations-2056 have commenced. Inspection officer had been designated and monitoring committee and compensation committee constituted in each of the districts. HMG was alert so that consumers can choose good quality commodities and services at competitive prices and they are not cheated.

MPs Narayan Prakash Saud, Pradip Kumar Gyawali, Hridaya Ram Thani, Gorakh Bahadur Bogati, Ram Kumar Chaudhari, Nar Bahadur Budhathoki, Lalbabu Pundit, Dilli Raj Khanal, Shankar Nath Sharma Adhikari, Mohan Bahadur Basnet, Krishna Lal Maharjan, Ratna Prasad Sharma Neupanay, Ananda Prasad Pokharel and Badri Prasad Mandal sought clarifications from Minister Tamrakar.

Meanwhile, Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Tarini Dutta Chataut has said that the government has a policy of expanding bilateral air service agreements in order to enable the smooth movement of foreign tourists by air in view of the contribution made by the tourism sector in the economic development of Nepal.

Responding to questions raised by MPs during discussions on the appropriations for his ministry at today’s meeting of the House of Representatives, Minister Chataut said air service agreements will be concluded with additional countries so as to increase the present 4 million seat capacity permitted unilaterally the agreements signed so far with 31 countries.

He said the Tourism Policy -2052 has set the objective of increasing national income, employment and foreign currency earnings by extending tourism to the rural level thereby striking a regional balance, adding that there is a need to liberalise the tourism sector in consonance with the changing context of democratisation.

To achieve this we have to protect our religious, cultural and historical landmarks as well as the high Himalayas and lakes which will in the end provide both foreign currency to the nation and employment to the citizens, he added.

Mr. Chataut said the present allocation is transparent and aimed at achieving maximum benefit for the people from the tourism sector.

The Minister said the Destination Nepal-2002 concept is being brought forward with an objective of attracting 1 million tourists a year by developing infrastructure for prolonging tourist stay in Nepal.

As per the policy of fostering private sector air services with an objective of promoting internal tourism, both more and better services have been operated, he said, adding that some additional airports have been under construction in different parts of the country, and consideration is being given for alternate facilities to tide over obstructions caused by construction and repair work especially in Jumla.

Minister Chataut also informed that works are being undertaken by establishing the Nepal Civil Aviation Authority so as to develop and extend civil aviation and make air communication, air navigation and air transportation more safe, regular and effective for national and international contact.

He said pre-feasibility study will be completed for the construction of the international airport in Lumbini in the current fiscal year in connection with continuing feasibility studies for a new international airport. Under the Tribhuwan International Airport masterplan, a three day notice had been issued to the residents for acquiring 432 ropanis of land owned by 452 households at KMC ward No. 35, Koteswor, however it didn’t materialise because of the obstruction posed by the residents during mapping.

When the works resumed the number of households reached 1,200 and the amount for compensation reached Rs. 1 billion and 350 million for which correspondence has been initiated with the Ministry of Finance.

Destination Nepal-2002

Improvement of Suketar Airport of Taplejung regarded as important from a tourism point of view is targeted to be included in the third infrastructure development project, airports will be blacktopped as per priority, and permission will be given for private service operations at these airports if demanded.

Works are underway in the current fiscal year for blacktopping of Lukla, Jomsom and Jumla Airports, the Minister said adding that alternate arrangement has been made in view of the adverse effect on the tourists and the general public.

A target has been set to diversify trekking as Annapurna and Khumbu region have been over crowded with trekkers as only limited areas have been open to trekking so far, he said adding, policy has been adopted to open other prohibited areas for trekking gradually in coordination with other ministries.

Objectives have been set to develop tourism as a sustainable and reliable sector by establishing the Nepal Tourism Board with the joint participation of the private and government sectors, he said adding that the management of the only national flag carrier Royal Nepal Airlines Corporation will be revamped and attention will be given to the necessity of at least two wide bodied aircrafts for the corporation in order to assist the country’s tourism development and to extend the market of the corporation.

Minister Chataut said the government has programmes for repair and renovation by mobilising assistance from the donor countries regarding the conservation of sites in the world heritage list such as Hanuman Dhoka of Kathmandu, the Durbar Squares of Lalitpur and Bhaktapur, Pashupatinath temple, Changunarayan, Swoyambhu, Boudhanath Stupa and Lumbini.

MPs seeking clarification from the Minister were Raghuji Pant, Ramesh Dutta Lekhak, Yadav Bahadur Rayamajhi, Prakash Jwala, Ram Hari Dhungel, Shivaraj Joshi (Dailekh), Ananda Prasad Pokhrel, Homnath Dahal, Gorakh Bahadur Bogati, Ram Kumar Chaudhari, Om Prasad Ojha , Bhadra Bahadur Thapa, Dilli Raj Khanal, Krishna Prasad Dahal, Til Kumar Meyangbo, Badri Prasad Mandal, Nar Bahadur Budhathoki, Prakash Bahadur Gurung, Ram Bahadur Bista, Hridayaram Thani, Bhakta Bahadur Balayar, Narayan Prakash Saud, Astalaxmi Shakya and Ramchandra Tiwari.