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TRN Online, Kathmandu, Mar 12: Indian ambassador to
Nepal Naveen Srivastava paid a courtesy call on Minister for Communication and
Information Technology Rekha Sharma at the latter's office in Singh Durbar
today.
During the meeting, cooperation on issues of mutual
interest in the field of communication and information technology were
discussed.
Minister Sharma highlighted on the need to further
deepen the government to government and the people to people relations between the
two neighbours.
She also drew the attention of the government of
India through the ambassador to the dillydallying of the development projects
under construction with the loan assistance from the Indian government.
Minister Sharma expressed her concern over the delay in
the construction of four-lane road of Ghorahi-Tulasipur of Dang district. The
road section is being upgraded with the loan from India's EXIM bank. She
expected cooperation from India to expedite the construction work, according to
the Minister's secretariat.
India's Tathya Engineering Consultancy has won the bid
to build the road. Although eight local contractors have been changed since it
started the work, no progress has been in the project. Officials of the Foreign
Ministry were also present during the meeting.