Kaliganaki Rural Municipality striding with development in federalism

By Arjun Kalfe, Syangja, March 10: When there is an ongoing protest on federalism, Kaligandaki Rural Municipality, known as Karnali of Syangja, is moving forward on the way of becoming a model place in the country. The Kaligandaki Rural Municipality is taking a stride in planned development and infrastructure development marking its way to becoming a noble place in the country.

Kaligandaki Rural Municipality which was behind in terms of having Black-topped roads, drinking water, education, and health, has made enormous progress with the support of federal and provincial governments.

Khim Bahadur Thapa, ward chair of the Kaligandaki Rural Municipality said that a seven billion rupees budget was allocated for the rural municipality for seven years. So far, 5.5 billion has been spent in the last five years on development including the COVID relief. 

He said that the 32-kilometer road has been blacktopped in the last five years, and 42 kilometers road will be pitched in the upcoming year. All the ward offices of the rural municipality have been connected by blacktopped roads besides ward 2, which will be made in this current fiscal year.

Rural municipality has made a stride in terms of education, health, and infrastructures, and is now focusing on religious touristic places as well. It is making plans in improving tourism by building DPR of more than a dozen tourist destinations within a budget of 250 million. The municipality is motivating farmers by planting dragon fruit, while, the newborn babies are given free health insurance. The induction oven is given priority over the gas oven in the district.

Ward chair Thapa said that there is an attraction of community schools over private schools. Of the total 39 schools, 35 are community schools while four are private schools.

Sabitra Koirala, Vice-Chair of the Rural Municipality said that all the developments in the rural municipality are going without any hindrances.

She said that with an initiative of one tap in one home, the campaign of insuring clean drinking water in every household has reached the final phase.

Saying that federalism has invited tremendous growth in the rural municipality, Prem Bahadur Maji, a local said that the locals are satisfied with the development work of the local government.