Proposals Submitted to Amend Boundaries and Numbers of Nearly 100 Local Levels

The Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration has received 97 proposals aimed at revising the number and boundaries of local levels. The Nepal Association of Municipalities highlighted boundary and jurisdictional issues in 83 wards and recommended immediate resolution. The association also proposed the establishment of Butwal Metropolitan City and the implementation of the Kathmandu Metropolitan City concept. April 21, Kathmandu.

Approximately 100 proposals concerning the amendment of the number and boundaries of local levels have been submitted to the Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration. Some of these proposals relate to ward boundary management, while others suggest merging rural municipalities to establish new municipalities. After reviewing the submissions, the Nepal Association of Municipalities submitted a separate report to the Ministry two months ago.

Kalanidhi Devkota, Executive Director of the Nepal Association of Municipalities and coordinator of the report preparation team, confirmed that the report they prepared has been submitted to the ministry, but no further updates on the process have been received. He stated, ‘We have fundamentally studied rural municipalities and municipalities that meet the basic criteria to become municipalities or to be upgraded.’

The Nepal Association of Municipalities proposed forming Butwal Metropolitan City by incorporating Butwal and surrounding appropriate areas. Although Butwal was the temporary capital of Lumbini Province, the capital was later moved to the Rapti Valley in Dang. The association noted that further research is necessary to explore the possibility of developing Butwal into a metropolitan city by including adjacent suitable areas.