National Pride Projects In Sorry State

Nepal is a least developed country waiting for the attainment of the status of developing nation. As the country has been in developmental backwaters for years, it is imperative to launch development projects to accelerate development in every nook and cranny. In order to attain rapid development, infrastructure development projects are a must. Realising this, as many as 17 infrastructure development projects were selected in the fiscal year 2068/069. These projects are called national pride projects (NPPs). Now there are 24 such projects. These projects are based on the proposals prepared by the National Planning Commission (NPC). They are related to irrigation, transport, water, drinking water, hydropower, airports, religious development, conservation, etc. One of the NPPs is the East-West Railway Project that holds tremendous prospects for developing the transport sector in the country.