Moving forward, I'd say, decentralization should be our first and foremost priority. As it stands, Kathmandu is the hub of almost about everything. Imagine Kathmandu being our third/fourth 'biggest/most important' city. 

Then perhaps making amendments and developing Kathmandu itself would be a better idea. Why not make Kathmandu a bicycle friendly city? Since we tend to be so laid-back, it's not like we're in a rush anyway. Besides, Kathmandu in itself is so small that you can easily commute to shorter distances in your bicycle. Placement of portable toilets would be another fantastic idea. 

While in Sherpa Mall - the heart of the city, during my last visit, I was willing to pay 25 rupees to take a leak. As funny as it sounds, I did so w/ teary eyes as the urinals weren't flushed regularly! Spare a thought for those who need to use restrooms while walking around ratna park, especially foreigners and women! 

We all keep harping on how Nepal is 'beautiful, peaceful and huge' (sundar, shanta, bishal). Huge, definitely it is not! Especially once you consider the distance. Traveling around is a huge chore because we lack quality highways and roads. I mean, the borders of India is less than 100 miles from Kathmandu! Sure, we have treatourous hilly range and what not but still, that's not the end of it all. 

Perhaps we could learn from Indians. They didn't wait for their government to 'develop'! A bunch of industrious businessmen stood up, took initiatives. We have an even bigger advantage, we are significantly bigger. If a few of us stood up and took initiatives, I reckon people will gladly follow their suits. 

Also, bear in mind that it's 'our' current generation that's getting proper education. Compare the competition that we face as opposed to what people faced 30 years ago! How many ministers did we see in various government cabinets that had little/no education? We've had sports ministers who had little or no interest! We've had Education ministers who didn't even hold a Bachelor's Degree! 

Since Nepal's in such a dire situation, we've got a better future! We can only progress. Education, human rights, Health Services, Progress in Sports, women rights, Tourism sector - all in all, we can't go worse! We're not talking about making changes to a country that's already made progress and advancements. We're talking about developing, reshaping and changing. 

But again, it has to come from us - the ones who're willing to take these tasks upon ourselves in a selfless manner. We don't even need to enact w/ a view of doing things for others. How about doing things for ourselves w/o hurting others (at their cost) whilst helping 3-4 others? Using organic compost as fertilizers to grow crops in whatever land we might have, in our backyard or even rooftops (flower pots!), using bicycle for shorter commute, better managing our waste, promoting domestic tourism and thereby contributing to GDP are some small steps that the educated bunch can take. The government and those who're alerady poor and needy aren't gonna do shit. Can you imagine someone (a minister or head of these bodies) who has no interest in soccer or cricket working to develop these fields? Compare his contributions to a potential candidate who's a hardcore fan? 

In all, we shouldn't expect and look up these so-called netas to do shit for us. It has to come for us. We are the only ones who can build, mend and develop the country that we all love.