Jhapa. A discussion was held between the members of the House of Representatives and the head of the district office about the projects of development and construction in Jhapa, the construction of the Asian highway, solving land problems and making public service delivery effective.
In the interaction organized on Tuesday in the meeting hall of the District Administration Office, Jhapa, Prakash Pathak, Member of the House of Representatives of Jhapa Region No. 3 and Shambhu Suskera, Member of Region No. 4, along with the head of the district government office, officials of the land problem resolution committee, heads of road projects and representatives of construction companies participated.
During the interaction, the parliamentarians expressed their interest in the progress of development projects in the district, including the construction of the Asian Highway, the problems encountered during the construction and the role to be played by the relevant agencies to complete the project on time.
Emphasizing on the need to create an environment for citizens to get their rewards in time while making the development and construction work effective, they drew the attention of the office heads to make the monitoring, coordination and accountability of the public bodies effective.
Issues such as solving land problems, reducing damage caused by elephant attacks, improving public service delivery and effective management of citizens’ complaints were also raised in the discussion.
The parliamentarians emphasized that the bureaucracy should change its thinking, working style and behavior as it is the main priority of the current government to make the citizens feel the change. They requested to address the legitimate complaints of the citizens in a timely manner by making the government services easy, quick and efficient.
In the program, Chief District Officer Shravan Kumar Pokharel gave brief information about the ongoing work related to overall law and order, public service delivery and development of the district.
Mentioning that work is being done with the aim of making service delivery result-oriented in the district after taking over the administrative leadership, he informed that necessary programs are being prepared to address the legitimate complaints of the citizens. He also presented the blueprint of the initial action plan prepared for that.
Chief District Officer Pokharel expressed his commitment to advance the work in order to achieve positive results by prioritizing the issue of solving the land problem. Mentioning the need for more manpower to make this work effective, he also requested the parliamentarians to take the initiative to manage the necessary manpower.
Similarly, attention was also drawn to the issue of coordination between the relevant agencies, safety of the citizens of the affected areas and necessary management to reduce the damage caused by elephant attacks in different places of Jhapa.
In the interaction, the presence of the heads of road and other development projects and the representatives of construction companies provided an opportunity for direct discussion between the relevant parties about the status of the projects being run in the district, implementation challenges and solutions.
The participants pointed out that there is a need for regular coordination between the relevant offices, builders and public representatives to complete development and construction projects on time.
Officials of the Land Problem Solution Committee, heads of various road-related projects, representatives of construction companies and the heads of the District Heads of Development and Construction Offices were present in the program.
The discussion between the people’s representatives and the administration regarding the progress of major infrastructure projects in the district, improvement in service delivery and solutions to citizens’ problems is seen as an effort to increase coordination and accountability in development work. Nepal News Bank