Chief Minister Karki says Nepal becoming self-sufficient in cement

Kathmandu, Jan 2: Chief Minister of Koshi Province, Hikmat Kumar Karki, said that Nepal currently has 65 cement industries and is gradually becoming self-reliant in cement production.  

He asserted that by increasing production and domestic consumption of cement, Nepal could significantly gain economic benefits. 

CM Karki said so while addressing a programme organized by the Cement Manufacturers' Association of Nepal at Biratnagar, Kathmandu today. 

The CM stressed the need for strong and sustainable infrastructures using local raw materials.

Furthermore, CM Karki informed that the provincial government was preparing a policy to promote the use of local raw materials in development works, including a plan for civil employees to wear uniform made from local materials. 

On a different note, he emphasized sustainable development and criticized the practice of constructing substandard roads and carrying out blacktopping on the roads so dismally that deteriorates within less than a month. 

"Let's start development projects on time and finish them timely," he urged the construction entrepreneurs and contractors. 

Similarly, former secretary Arjun Jung Thapa gave a presentation on the durability of roads built with domestically produced cement. 

Outgoing Chairperson of the Association, Dhruba Thapa shared that the discussion during the event focused on building durable and strong infrastructures, especially roads using domestically produced cement. (RSS)