'Palung' Smart City is closed as pilot project
The Ministry of Smart City is about to build it in the first phase. Even though the subject of construction of Smart City in Nepal has not come out, there is no concrete concept of how to build a smart city, what its criteria are.
Therefore, project director Parag Kayastha of the project, a new city, prepared for the agreement with two international consultants, to prepare a concept to develop smart city by ending the situation of the situation. He said that two international consultants have been selected to develop concept for the development of Smart City in Palung and Nijgadh, and the company is making a compromise with the company, which is the name of Asoj Mahat.
Nijgarh and Palung will be preparing a clear concept of society to decide the necessary concept to develop as a smart city. So on the concept of Smart City, concrete perception of the essential infrastructure and criteria will be included. According to that, two of these places will be developed as a smart city if the same concept will be useful when construction and development of other cities. He said that the consultant will submit a proposal within 10 months.
Meanwhile, the government has selected 10 districts for smart cities, which will be constructed in seven states. The meeting of the Council of Ministers has selected those districts to construct smart cities in 7 states.
The meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Constituent Assembly held on March 28 for smart city construction and development has been discussed in the past, has selected Dhankuta, Siraha, Rautahat, Kavrelancchok, Chitwan, Santja, Dang, Dailekh, Dedeldhura and Kailali district. The Ministry of Urban Development has set up the construction of smart city in Lumbini of Palung, Barara, and Rupandehhi of Makwanpur, which has been forwarded as pilot projects.
