Lawmakers Criticize Delays and Cost Overruns in National Pride Projects

Kathmandu. In a meeting of the Finance Committee of the Federal Parliament held on Monday, lawmakers expressed serious concern over the government's lack of attention to the delays, rising costs, and weak monitoring in the implementation of national pride projects.In the meeting, lawmakers raised questions about the current status of the Upper Tamakoshi and Budhi Gandaki hydropower projects, pointing fingers at the role, working style, and lack of legal clarity of the National Planning Commission.Speaking at the meeting, Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) lawmaker Jagdish Kharel stated that the technical aspects and monitoring of national pride projects are extremely weak. Citing...