Kathmandu, June 17 -- A taskforce formed to prepare an estimated budget for the 13th South Asian Games on Sunday proposed a massive Rs 5 billion 265.7 million costs for the sub-continental event scheduled for December 1-10 in Kathmandu and Pokhara.
Pitambar Timsina, the vice president of National Sports Council and the coordinator of the Budget Formation Taskforce, handed over the draft of the proposed budget to the Youth and Sports Minister Jagat Sunar on Sunday. The multi-disciplinary meet brings together athletes from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Pakistan, Maldives, Sri Lanka and hosts Nepal. "The budget appears massive but it is prepared after careful study and consultations with experts of the respective fields," said Timsina.
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