Development Projects Stall in Nepal's Jitpur Simara Sub-Metropolis Due to Budget Shortfall and Unpaid Contractor Bills

Bara. Development works have stalled in Jeetpur Simara Sub-Metropolis due to a lack of budget and the inability to pay contractors. The sub-metropolis stated that it owes construction entrepreneurs 470 million rupees. The sub-metropolis is facing a budget deficit of 500 million rupees in the current fiscal year.

The construction of a market complex in Ward No. 12, Fatehpur, costing 25 million rupees, is stalled. The contract for this market, funded by the federal government and the local body, was signed in the last fiscal year, but the contractor abandoned the work midway. Furthermore, the foundation stone for the ward office building, set to cost 600,000 rupees in the same location, has not even been laid.