DAMAULI: Minister for Physical Infrastructures and Transport, Kul Man Ghising, has said there was no alternative to moving ahead by terminating the contract if development activities are stalled.

At a programme organised at Shukla Gandaki municipality of Tanahu district today, Minister Ghising shared that contract would be announced for new process by terminating the contract, adding dillydallying would not be acceptable in development works.

“Development projects of province governments are in limbo. We will move ahead coordinating with province governments for the same. I am carrying out activities thinking how activities can be forwarded by scrapping the contract,” he opined.

Stating that new bridges and road at some of the places should be constructed, Minister Ghising maintenance of the some roads has to be carried out.

On the issue of memorandum submitted by locals of Shuklagandaki municipality regarding development activities, he expressed commitment to hold discussion at the coordination of the concerned stakeholders after reaching Kathmandu.

Tanahu hydropower project being constructed in the district would have a huge economic impact, adding the share of the project could be provided to the people as the project is under cent percent ownership of Nepal Electricity Authority.

Meanwhile, Minister Ghising also inspected GP Koirala National Centre for Respiratory Diseases located at Shukla Gandaki municipality-5 today itself.

On the occasion, Board Member of the Centre, Trilochan Lamsal, urged Minister Ghising for the installation of dedicated power line at the hospital.

Lamsal added that attention of Minister Ghising was also drawn to forward the agreement process with Indian government for upgrading the hospital to 300-bed as per the detailed project report conducted through the then Health Minister Pradip Paudel.

Executive Director of the Centre, Dr Ram Kumar Shrestha, briefed the Minister about services of the hospital.