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LETTERS |
Manage Cities Due to the real estate boom and other
reasons, the cities of the country are getting more and more congested (“Booming Like
Bubbles” SPOTLIGHT March 5). If the municipalities do not become capable to
delivering services to its burgeoning population, these cities will soon become
overwhelmed by the influx of rural population. The time is ripe for the authorities to
begin expansion of city infrastructures and services. Cities are the engine of growth of
the national economy and they must be managed well. Shashi Gurung Bubble Boom Apropos your cover story (“Booming
Like Bubbles” SPOTLIGHT March 5), it seems that the real estate boom will burst
anytime soon. Whether the burst happens or not, one thing is clear that people find
investing in land in cities as a sound move. And this is a sentiment shared by a lot of
people whether they are rich or poor. The rich continue to expand their land ownership
buying more and more lands, whereas poor desperately try to save their hard-earned money
so that they can one day build their own house in a city. All this has occurred due to
unbalanced development of the country. Had the planners been able to develop Nepal evenly,
there would be many cities and even villages might have been developed resulting in less
population density in cities. Kiran Thapa Land Boom The cover story “Booming Like
Bubbles” (SPOTLIGHT March 5), has shown that the current increase in the price of
lands could be an artificial one and that it may not sustain for long period. Quite
clearly, the fleeing of rural people towards urban areas have also contributed to
increased demand for lands in cities, particularly Kathmandu valley. Likewise, the
increased remittances have also a big role to play in this. The point here, is that there
are still people who are desperate to invest their money somewhere. In absence of a viable
alternative, they are choosing unproductive sectors like real estate. As such, the
authorities could make some changes in their policies so as to attract their investment in
more productive sectors. These investments could open up new avenues for employment
opportunities to tens of thousands of youths within the country as well. Madan Sharma Great Idea The opinion piece by Dr. Ananda Bahadur
Thapa on Kosi Navigation Canal (SPOTLIGHT March 5) is an eye-opening article. It has
enlightened a person like me that there can be such a huge possibility of opening
waterways and navigation canal in our Kosi river. The author rightly indicates that the
development of these canals would be in the long term interest of Nepal as it will not
have to be dependent only on terrestrial movement of goods and cargo to and fro its
territory. We can even have fairly big ships coming directly into our country although we
do not have any access to sea. Dr. Thapa’s proposal are truly worth considering for
the Nepalese authorities. Unfortunately, this issue of waterway has never been raised by
our authorities before their Indian counterparts. Being a traditional friend and close
neighbor, India will most definitely, help Nepal in this regard. It is also in
India’s interest to allow Nepal to prosper and become stable providing a good market
to its products and services. Just like Dr. Thapa said in the article that Nepal could
even change its geography by such canals. The inland waterways, does indeed, hold a key to
the prosperity and progress of this land-locked country. Govinda Lamichhane Give Them Incentives The remarkable display by the Under 19
national cricket team of Nepal at the recently concluded Under 19 World Cup tournament in
Bangladesh deserves great praise (“Sparkling Display” SPOTLIGHT February 27).
The sports authorities at the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN), the National Sports
Council (NSC), the Sports Ministry, business organizations and all concerned must provide
these players with incentives so that they will be committed to continue with their games.
If they are neglected, the whole game will falter in the days ahead. Kusum Bista Nip In The Bud The growing trade of contraband narcotics
drug via Nepal is an alarming development (“Dangerous Trends” SPOTLIGHT February
27). Recent seizures indicate that international drug mafia could be involved in using
Nepal as a transit for trafficking drugs elsewhere. The Nepalese authorities must work
doubly hard to foil the plans of these drug dealers and clean the image of their country
amid international community. Besides, it is also important for the concerned authorities
to prevent the drug addiction among Nepalese youth. Dinesh Rai |
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