KATHMANDU, April 7: The government has approved the use of 46.39 hectares of forest land in Kathmandu, Lalitpur, and Makwanpur districts for the Kathmandu-Terai-Madhesh Fast-Track highway project.
The cabinet meeting on Monday also granted permission to cut 18,898 trees to facilitate construction.
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In parallel, administrative restructuring plans include relocating the Water and Energy Research Centre from Pulchowk, Lalitpur, to Godawari-3 and transferring the Secretariat of the Water and Energy Commission to the vacated building.
Additionally, the government has accepted a concessional loan of $85 million from the World Bank to support the Greater Lumbini Area Development Fund.
