हुन त असम्भव भन्ने यो संसारमा केही छैन भन्छन र साथै कल्पना नै नगर्ने हो भने काम पनि कसरी हुन्थ्यो र? तर हिसिला यमीको यो प्लान चाहिँ मलाई आफूले मेलम्ची आयोजना लगभग स्वाहा पारेकोमा जनतामा गिरेको आफ्नो छवीलाई सपार्न हतारमा ल्याइएको सपना जस्तो लाग्यो। हैन भने अहिलेको जस्तो सरकारले २० बर्षे आयोजना ल्याउनु कहाँसम्म जाहेज हो? गर्नु केही पर्दैन, गफै मात्र मार्ने त हो नि! बरु आफ्नो छोटो कार्यकालमा आफ्नो सारा शक्ति गर्न सकिने आयोजनामा लगाउन सके राम्रो हुन्थ्यो कि? पैसा न सैसा टिकी ट्याँस ट्याँस! -------- Govt unveils ambitious roadways, drinking water expansion plans Kantipur Report KATHMANDU, June 20 - Minister for Physical Planning and Works Hisila Yami Wenesday publicized the ministry's short-term and long-term plans for a massive expansion of existing national infrastructures. Speaking at the press meet organized at the ministry in Singhdurbar this afternoon, Minister Yami publicized programmes that ranged from one year to as long as twenty years. Ambitious one year immediate plans, three-year middle-term and twenty-year long-term plans to construct roadways, drinking water and other infrastructures were also unveiled today. According to the proposed plans, Bajhang, Bhojpur, Sankhuwasabha and Jajarkot headquarters will be connected through roadways within a year. The ministry has plans to construct 30 concrete bridges and carry out maintenance of some 4,200 km of the existing roadways in the period of one year. The ministry has projected an ambitious programme to improve the condition of existent roadways and build a network or roadways in inner Madhesh and hilly regions across the country. Similarly, the ministry has also published a plan to connect India and China with another half a dozen new roadways within the next three years. According to the proposed plan, the ministry aims at connecting Galchi, Trishuli, Ratuwagadi, Biratnager, Lo-manthang, Janakpur, Butwal, Bhairawa, Dolakha, Lamobagar and Mustang through roadways in this period. Meanwhile, the ministry also plans to connect Humla, Manang, Khotang, Solukhumbu and other remote areas of the hilly region with roadways in the same time span of three years. The ministry has also unveiled a plan to connect the capital with other parts of Terai region through air or tunnel way and construct at least two railway tracks in the region. It has also planned to initiate the process of ropeways construction as well as waterways in the region. Similarly, the ministry also has plans to take new initiatives regarding the troubled Melamchi Drinking Water Project. It has also unveiled a plan to construct 80 drinking water projects in the country within next year. By the end of 2017, the ministry plans to mobilize available resources to ensure that the entire population of the country has access to clean drinking water. Likewise, as a part of "Kathmandu Valley Campaign", dozens of construction plans have been proposed which include widening of certain section of the Ring Road and black-topping of already expanded road sections of Soaltee Mod and Kalanki. The ministry has also proposed plans to construct three model cities, one each in eastern, middle and western regions of the country, and altogether 15 model villages in the country. All the proposed plans will be implemented once the Cabinet meeting gives an approval. ---