‘The situation can get out of hand anytime soon as cases rise’

Kathmandu district chief Kali Prasad Parajuli on Covid-19 situation and measures to control the virus spread.

Kali Prasad Parajuli has been serving as the chief district officer of Kathmandu for the past eight months. He replaced former chief district officer Janak Raj Dhakal, who oversaw the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic when Kathmandu was a hotspot of the disease. Before being appointed as the chief district officer of Kathmandu, Parajuli worked as a joint secretary at the Disaster Management Division and secretary at the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority, the anti-corruption agency. Earlier he served as chief district officer in six different districts —Dhankuta, Taplejung, Dolakha, Dhanusha, Udayapur and Bajhang.