Rajesh Man Singh, who assumed office as the mayor of Birgunj Metropolitan City on Thursday, has begun work on repairing the dilapidated road of the Ghantaghar area of the city. On his first day in office, Singh said that the metro would repair the decrepit Ghantaghar road. He also declared that the residents of the city using household electric meters would no longer have to pay the monthly minimum charge and energy fees charged by the Nepal Electricity Authority for up to 30 units of electricity.