Government Approves Land Acquisition for Kathmandu-Tarai/Madhes Fast Track Project in Makawanpur

The government has granted permission for land acquisition in Makawanpur district to facilitate the Kathmandu-Tarai/Madhes Fast Track project. In a Cabinet meeting held on Thursday, it was decided to acquire approximately 33,975 square feet of land for this strategic infrastructure project, according to Prithvi Subba Gurung, the government spokesperson and Minister for Communications and Information Technology.

Additionally, the Cabinet approved the acquisition of around five bighas of land by Nepal Oil Corporation Limited in Jitpur Simara Sub-Metropolitan City.

In another decision, the government has given prior permission to Lalitpur Metropolitan City to establish a sister-city relationship with Cheorwon-gun City of South Korea.

Furthermore, the government has decided to lift the ban on TikTok with specific conditions. The decision will be implemented once the stipulated conditions are met, as confirmed by Minister Gurung.

The Cabinet has also approved the creation of 16 temporary officer-level positions for the current fiscal year at the Advertisement Board and Security Printing Centre.

In terms of international participation, Vice-Chairperson of the National Planning Commission, Prof. Dr. Shiva Raj Adhikari, will attend the ‘Multidimensional Poverty Peer Network’ meeting in Uzbekistan from August 27-29. Minister for Women, Children, and Senior Citizens, Nawal Kishor Sah Sudi, has been granted approval to participate in the ‘First Global Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence Against Children’ in Bogota, Colombia, from November 7-9. Additionally, Minister for Forest and Environment, Ain Bahadur Shahi, will attend the ‘One Planet Network Forum, 2024’ in Brazil on September 12-13.

Lastly, the government has appointed Dr. Khag Raj Sharma from Rupandehi as the member-secretary of the National Cooperative Development Board, filling a previously vacant position.