PARBAT: An under-construction industrial village at Pang of Kusma municipality under the ‘one local-level, one industrial village’ programme is in limbo for seven years.

The undertaking has hit the snag especially after budget crunch and legal issues. According to Kushma municipality, construction of the industrial village has not gained pace for lack of documentation related to forest area, local levels’ consent and administrative lethargy.

Though construction activities had started after taking consent from Nepane community forest located at ward no 1 in 2076 BS after fulfilling legal process, it failed to make expected progress.

Chairperson of Kushma municipality-1, Khagaraj Poudel, shared that the establishment of industrial facility was launched based on municipality’s priority. But, sheer absence of coordination between Ministry of Forest and Environment and stakeholders pushed the work to a grinding halt.

Stakeholders have demanded the immediate resumption of facility by cutting through obstacles.

Mayor of Kushma municipality, Ram Chandra Joshi, however, mentioned that initiatives were underway to complete the construction of the industrial village, adding that they were prodding the federal and province governments to ensure necessary budget for it.