Improved transport connectivity vital for development : Minister Jwala

Patan, Nov 2: Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport, Prakash Jwala, has said the government is doing its best to achieve economic prosperity in the country.    
As he said, the enhancement of transport connectivity will contribute to securing economic development.    

In his address to an annual symposium on " Transport Connectivity in Nepal: Opportunities and Challenges' organised by the Nepal JSPS (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science) Alumni Association (NJAA) in Lalitpur Wednesday, he highlighted that improving transportation connectivity was crucial for advancing towards economic progress.    

Citing Japan as a valuable development partner for strengthening transport connectivity within Nepal, he lauded Japanese technology and transport connectivity as exemplary models for Nepal's growth.    

Japan's ambassador to Nepal, Kikuta Yutaka, expressed Japan's commitment to supporting Nepal in improving transport connectivity and advancing in the field of science and technology as per the Sustainable

Development Goals (SDGs)-2030. Ambassador Yutaka stressed the importance of collaboration between Nepal and Japan, particularly in the transfer of technology. (RSS)