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Province 3 lawmakers busy flat hunting in Hetauda
After the government designated Hetauda of Makwanpur district as the temporary capital of Province 3, the provincial lawmakers are busy flat hunting these days.Pratap Bista
After the government designated Hetauda of Makwanpur district as the temporary capital of Province 3, the provincial lawmakers are busy flat hunting these days.
Province 3 has 110 lawmakers, representing 13 districts.
Munu Sigdel, who was elected from Makwanpur, said several lawmakers have requested her to find them rooms in Hetauda.
“The lawmakers elected from outside Makwanpur and the neighbouring Chitwan are the ones who have made the request, but it is not easy finding flats for so many people at the same time,” the CPN-UML lawmaker said.
Indra Bahadur Baniya, Nepali Congress lawmaker from Hetauda, has also been put to the task of apartment hunting by several lawmakers. He too said it was difficult finding flats in Hetauda.
“I have passed around the word and also searching for rooms in Hetauda for the lawmakers,” he said.
CPN (Maoist Centre) lawmaker Kumari Moktan also shared the difficulty of finding rooms for her party lawmakers.
“It is not just the provincial assembly members having difficulty finding rooms in Hetauda. It is a predicament also shared by the people responsible for finding buildings to set up offices for the state government,” she said.
Chief District Officer Chakra Bahadur Budha said while they plan to renovate some of the existing government buildings to establish ministries and residencies, they will also have to lease buildings to set up several offices.
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