LALITPUR, Sept 3: Construction of a view tower has begun in Devichaur, in ward no. 7 of Godavari municipality with the objective of attracting tourists to the area.
The municipality began allocating budget for the view tower since last fiscal year, with ten million rupees each allocated in the last and the current fiscal year.

Last year we completed the foundation and it is expected to be completed by next year, mayor of the municipality Gajendra Maharjan said.

The view tower will have three floors, with the ground floor serving as a business centre including hotel and restaurants. From the top floor, visitors can get a panoramic view of entire Kathmandu valley.

The municipality has also been studying other possible touristic areas and has emphasized joint collaboration with the private sector to develop the tourism sector, mayor Maharjan said. RSS

LALITPUR, July 15: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that cooperative is the backbone of economic development of the country.

Inaugurating the newly constructed building of National Cooperative Development Board in Lalitpur on Friday, Prime Minister Deuba said that proper development of cooperative was the need of the hour.

On the occasion, he highlighted the contributions of BP Koirala for the development of cooperative sector adding the first Cooperative Act was formulated by BP Koirala-led government in 2016 BS.

The seven-storey well-equipped building was constructed at a total cost of Rs 166.65 million. The building has television and radio station, training and seminar halls.

Similarly, former Chairman of Council of Ministers, Khilraj Regmi, said that the constitution has put the development of cooperative sector on top priority.

Nepal’s first-ever cooperative organization, Bakhan Singh Cooperative, was established in Chaitra 20, 2013 BS.

According to the Department of Cooperative, as many as 33,599 cooperatives have been registered in Nepal as of July 14, 2017. Total 6.03 million people have been enrolled to these cooperatives.

Various speakers including former Finance Minister Bharat Mohan Adhikari, former Minister Bal Krishna Khand, National Cooperative Association Chairperson Keshab Badal and former Chairperson of National Cooperative Board Deepak Prakash Baskota highlighted the role of cooperatives for the country’s development. RSS