Government decides to move ahead with development works despite lockdown   

Kathmandu, May 7 : The government has decided to continue with the development construction works although it has extended the lockdown till May 18 to contain the spread of coronavirus pandemic.

Government spokesman and Minister for Finance and Communications and Information Technology, Dr Yuba Raj Khatiwada, said this in a news conference organised at the Ministry while sharing about the decisions the Council of Ministers’ meeting took on Wednesday.