Efforts are on to operate Thamel and Durbarmarg 24/7; Home Minister calls for improving service delivery

Kathmandu / March 20: Under the direction of Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane, preparations are being made to open the Thamel and Durbarmarg areas of Kathmandu 24 hours a day.

The District Administration Office, Kathmandu, will be responsible for security and other management. The District Security Committee will plan accordingly.

“Internal preparations have already started. At the latest, it will open within the new year (Baishakh 1), said Jitendra Basnet, Chief District Officer of Kathmandu – “Security is fully guaranteed. After the market opens, we plan and implement more based on the problems and responses.”

Based on the experience of Thamel and Durbarmarg, the Ministry of Home Affairs plans to gradually operate other tourist areas for 24 hours. Accordingly, the Secretariat of the Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister has said that coordination is being done with the local administration.

According to the local administration, the time has been fixed to conduct business in four groups according to the nature of both areas.

Home Minister for improving service delivery

Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane has instructed the home ministry employees to work according to the rights delegated by the law to serve the people in practice.

Giving instructions to the officers who are heading to their duty stations in different districts and agencies at a program held at the Ministry in Singha Durbar today, he also requested all to develop and implement immediate improvement plans to combat hooliganism, smuggling, revenue leakage and exploitation of natural resources, and work for enhancement of social harmony, disaster management, reduction of traffic accidents and other areas of service delivery.

Alerting all not to fall for undue pressure and influence of the political leadership, he requested them to be creative administrators and to respect the citizens and their rights.

The DPM also instructed the employees not to waste time in formal program and for the immigration staffers to come up with a plan to solve the problem and address the complaints of the service recipients.

It may be noted that on Tuesday, the Ministry of Home Affairs transferred 22 employees including the Director General of the Department of Immigration, Director at the Immigration Office, Tribhuvan International Airport, Gautam Budha International Airport and National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority, and Under Secretary and Joint Secretary in some district administration offices. RSS