गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ Humla to be linked to national highway Nepal Humla to be linked to national highway KathmanduPati May 30, 2021 File photo KATHMANDU – Simikot, the district headquarters of Humla is finally being linked to the national highway. This will happen in the coming fiscal year, according to the budget estimates presented by Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Paudel on Saturday. Of the 77 district headquarters of the country, only Simikot is yet to be linked to the national highway. The pledge to change this reality features in every fiscal year budget though it has not yet been realized. The budget estimates also includes construction of a trekking route in Simikot as well as in the lower Dolpa area. Likewise, construction of a dry port will begin in Yari of Namkha rural municipality. The federal government has also allocated budget for construction of an access road in Hilsa region. The budget also features funds to be allocated for operation of maternity and neonatal care service in the district hospital. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Delhi chief minister to visit Nepal’s Pashupatinath temple Nepal stocks slide 21 points as trading eases Nepal eye camp restores sight across Bangladesh Nepal urged to reform MSME insurance, lending policies Nepal Finance Minister meets commercial bank CEOs today Nepal-India border security tightened after communal violence Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative2 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns3 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms4 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward5 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief6 Jagdamba Group Chairman Shankar Agrawal Arrested7 ‘Promotion of Ayurveda, Yoga and meditation along with modern medicine positive’8 TRENDING Once on the Margins, Women Diplomats Are Now Making Their Mark in Nepal’s Foreign Service Sector What role has the Nepal Army been playing in controlling the coronavirus? National Poet Madhav Prasad Ghimire no more Nepal Army initiates investigation into case of financial irregularities by Lieutenant Colonel Janmat Karki We need to be serious about the international scenario post-Covid: Dr. Nischal N. Pandey Police make a woman public in connection to Gongabu murder case This time’s Teej, social distancing please! Namrata is Miss Nepal 2020