Lalitpur/ 19th June: In the policy and program of the next fiscal year 2081/082, the Bank and Labor Bank have been included. Presented by Metropolitan Chief Chiribabu Maharjan. In the policy and program of 2081/082, the work of the “Planning Bank” of the Metropolitan Municipality is being carried out in the coming year. and It has been mentioned that the practice of selecting projects from the bank and formulating the annual budget and program will be developed. In the presented policy and program, a medium-term expenditure structure will be prepared in accordance with the periodical plan from the coming year and an arrangement will be made to formulate the annual budget and program accordingly, “Program Implementation Action Plan” and “Purchase Plan” will be formulated compulsorily to implement the budget and program effectively, the implementation of the approved plan And a policy has been proposed to make quarterly review regarding progress mandatory.
Within the metropolitan city, the cost of projects that have been incomplete for a long time will be deducted from technical, social and economic points of view, and for this, a proposal/planning working group will be formed and within the metropolitan area, In the case of projects that were contracted and operated from 2074/75 to 2079/80 but could not be completed due to various reasons and cannot be extended according to the prevailing procedures, if an application for renewal is submitted by the relevant consumer committee after evaluation, the project will be evaluated and renewed in the same condition as it is. The policy to be done has been decided by the metropolis.
In this year’s policy and program, coordinating and cooperating with relevant agencies for the construction of sky bridges in Lalitpur ring road section and other suitable places for the management of increasing traffic and for the convenience of pedestrians, and for the management of dust-free roads, the installation of tipper washing technology in Nakkhu river and other suitable places. is also included.
In the policies and programs of the metropolis, the traffic of tipper and other cargo vehicles will be coordinated with the relevant agencies to operate only through the corridors (Nakhkhu, Bagmati). The program also covers the issue of coordination so that tippers are not allowed to operate from residential areas such as Thaib, Harishiddhi, Dhapakhel.
The records of the workers related to carpentry, woodwork, metalwork, architecture within the metropolitan area will be prepared as a “labor bank” and arrangements will be made to mobilize them in heritage conservation projects and the wood, stone, soil and wood used in archaeological structures, shrines, temples, monasteries, temples, viharas will be arranged. The issue of setting up an exhibition room for various artistic objects to be made from metal is also included in the policy and program.
In the policy and program, it has been mentioned that in coordination with all the wards, the area of the place where trees can be planted and the types of plants will be studied and the tree planting program will be edited with the guarantee of protection.
“Under the policy of planting at least 1,000 saplings every year, by applying commercial social responsibility, in cooperation with the private sector, arrangements will be made to plant saplings of the specified species in the places indicated by the Metropolitan Municipality. A special policy will be taken regarding the plants that will be planted on the right and left sides of the road, riverbanks and places where soil erosion occurs.” Maharjan said.
Environmental Management Programs will be conducted in collaboration with stakeholders including the “Clean Air Project” run by USID to control and prevent air pollution in Kathmandu Valley. Since air pollution is a common problem of Kathmandu Valley, the program includes initiatives for control and prevention in cooperation with other local levels of Kathmandu Valley, the federal government and the state government.
It is mentioned in the program that a committee will be formed with experts to adapt to climate change, improve air quality and formulate green policies. The metropolis has adopted the policy of conducting environmental protection and improvement programs including climate change adaptation, improvement of air quality.
Along with the policy of promoting and encouraging renewable energy, the metropolis has included programs related to the operation of electric vehicles and the construction of bicycle lanes, arrangement of bicycle stands and bicycle sharing in the city area.
Continuing the aquifer recharge program, prioritizing the establishment of treatment centers for the treatment of sewage waste water, faecal sludge. The city will adopt a policy of not mixing harmful waste emitted from hospitals and industries directly into the sewage system, and discourage the use of plastic bags/plastic flowers of less than 40 microns. It has been mentioned in the policy and program that replacing petrol/diesel vehicles with electric vehicles will be encouraged to reduce air pollution.
