Nepali public sees ‘view towers’ in rural areas as misplaced spending

Observers and experts say scarce funds should have been used in necessary infrastructures like health facilities and schools.

On Monday, Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal inaugurated a newly constructed observation tower, popularly known as “view tower”, at Satdobato in Rolpa Municipality-3. Constructed at the cost of Rs60 million rupees from state coffers, it is one of the largest infrastructure projects the local government has built over the last five years.