Kathmandu. With the commencement of federalism in Nepal, the pace of infrastructure development appears to have accelerated, but certain serious challenges in its implementation are affecting the overall development process. The fact that a total of 123,779 various projects were put up for tender over the eight-year period from the fiscal year 2074/75 to 2081/82 is a significant statistic in itself. This signals growing interest in development construction and state investment.Analyzing the number of project tenders, a continuous annual increase is observed. The number rose from 3,095 projects in FY 2074/75 to 26,085 projects in FY 2081/82. This growth rate...