- Tuesday, 19 November 2024
Kathmandu, May 9: The weather has remained partly to generally cloudy throughout the country while light rain is currently taking place at one or two places of the Koshi province, the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology said.
At present, there is an influence of westerly wind, local wind as well as a low pressure system formed around Bihar, India.
According to the Department, the weather will be partly cloudy throughout the country this afternoon. Light rain with thunder and lightning is likely to occur at some places of the rest of the hilly regions, including Koshi, Madhes, Bagmati, Gandaki and Lumbini provinces.
As informed, light rain accompanied by thunder and lightning is likely to occur at some places of the Tarai region. There is a possibility of light snowfall in some places of the high hilly and mountainous areas of the country.
It will be partly to generally cloudy throughout the country tonight. Light to moderate rain accompanied by thunder, lightning and gusty winds is likely to occur at a few places of Koshi, Madhes, Bagmati and Gandaki provinces and at one or two places of the rest of the country.
Light snowfall is likely to occur at one or two places of the high hilly and mountainous regions of Koshi, Bagmati and Gandaki provinces.
According to the Meteorological Forecasting Division, light rain accompanied by thunder and lightning is likely to occur at a few places of the hilly region of the country, including Koshi, Madhes, Bagmati, Gandaki and Lumbini provinces and at one or two places of the rest of the Tarai during the next 24 hours.
There is a possibility of light snowfall in some places of the high hilly and mountainous regions of the country, the Department said, urging the people to remain alert of possible impact on daily life including agriculture, health, tourism, mountaineering, road and air transport in the region.
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01- Five-bed municipal hospital set up in Jalpa
Khotang, May 9: A five-bed ‘Janasewa Municipal Hospital’ has been established in Diktel Rupakot Majhuwagadhi municipality-12, Jalpa.
With the setup, the hospital has started providing service from specialist doctors.
The 15-bed Janasewa community hospital that has been operated by Janasewa Society Nepal Jalpa has been transformed into a municipal hospital, informed ward-12 chairperson Dan Bahadur Rai.
It may be noted that the locals had established the community hospital some 12 years ago by collecting donation and mobilizing in-kind labour.
Hospital management committee chairperson Dhruba Shrestha told RSS that the physical structures constructed on 4.1 ropani land of the Janasewa community hospital along with equipment were handed over to the municipality.
Arrangement has been made in a way to integrate services of the health posts operated in Jalpa and deliver from the municipal hospital.
The service delivery has started from the municipal hospital since last Wednesday after the handover of physical structures and equipment worth amounting to Rs 35 million.
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between the municipality and Janasewa Community Hospital Jalpa for the establishment and operation of the municipal hospital.
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03- Bridge construction along Narayangadh-Muglin road section in full swing
Chitwan, May 9 : Construction of bridges along the Narayangadh-Muglin road section has gained pace in a way to bring them into operation by coming mid-November.
Out of a total of 15 bridges in this section, 11 are in operation and four are under construction.
Engineer of the Western Section of Nagdhunga-Muglin Road Project (Narayangadh-Muglin), Krishna Acharya shared that other bridges have already come into operation except Khahare, Namche, Kalikhola and Tuin Khola bridges near Muglin Bazaar.
Works are underway to bring the two bridges into operation by mid-July, he informed. It will take much time since a high wall has to be raised to construct an access road for the bridge constructed over the Khahare rivulet.
Engineer Acharya said works on the Tuin Khola bridge will be completed by mid-November. There are altogether 19 bridges on the road section. The bridges have been constructed with the loan assistance of the World Bank.
The bridge construction has been delayed due to the need to cut the wall nearby Tuin rivulet and distribute compensation to the affected in Khahare.
Landslides used to cause recurring trouble along the section in the rainy season, but now improvement on the status of the roads and bridges have made it a bit easier.
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04- Province Chief Khapung calls for a new government formation in Koshi
Morang, May 9: Koshi Province Chief Parshuram Khapung has called for the formation of a new government.
In accordance with the Article 169 (5) of the Nepal Constitution, province chief Khapung called for the formation of a government in the province on Wednesday evening.
Time has been given till 5.00 pm Friday (May 10) for the formation of a new government, according to a press release issued by the province chief’s office on Wednesday.
“The province chief has called upon any member of the Koshi Province Assembly, who can secure a vote of confidence for the formation of the province government, to present claim by 5.00 pm Friday”, information officer at the province chief’s office, Ram Kumar Shrestha, said in a press release.
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05- No proposals from Madhes province for fiscal equalization and special grants
Kathmandu, May 9: The National Planning Commission (NPC) has received over 3,600 proposals of fiscal equalization and special grants for the upcoming fiscal year from across the country, except Madhes province.
According to the NPC sources, the Madhes province has not submitted any proposals to the NPC seeking fiscal equalization and special grants.
As the Madhes province has not demanded the budget, the projects started earlier but ye to be completed will not get the budget under equalization and special grants for the next fiscal year.
The NPC had issued a circular to all the provinces and local level on last November asking them to recommend equalization and special grants projects by mid-January, 2024. It was asked to propose projects and programmes through the online system to receive grants from the federal government.
NPC programme director Shiva Ranjan Poudyal told RSS, “There were consecutive projects in Madhes province as well. But they did not log in the system. There were no proposals seeking budget for both new and consecutive projects. NPC was asking the province authorities to submit proposals through the system till the deadline. But, the Madhes province did not send any proposal”.
The related working procedure has stipulated that proposals have to be mandatorily sought also for the consecutive projects. The total cost, contract points, progress report and other details should be presented in the proposals.
Provisions have been made regarding federal equalization grants and federal special grants in the Fiscal Equalization Grant (Third Amendment) Working Procedure, 2077 and the Special Grant (Third Amendment) Procedure, 2077 BS.
The federal government allocates budget to the province and local levels every year under the headings of equalization and special grants. As per the provisions of the working procedure, the office of the Chief Minister and Council of Ministers in the case of the province and the local level have to submit proposals to the NPC with demand for grants for the projects recommended by the executive meeting.
Vice-chair of the Province Policy and Planning Commission of the Madhes province government, Nathu Prasad Chaudhary said although the list of projects has been prioritized for receiving federal equalization and special grants, the Office of the Chief Minister and Council of Ministers has not forwarded the process.
“The Province Planning Commission had already sent priority of the projects and programmes. It is the responsibility of the Office of the Chief Minister and Council of Ministers to approve these programmes and projects and send proposals with demands for grants”, he said.
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