Nepal, April 17 -- If Prime Minister Oli and Chairman Dahal are truly concerned about Madhesi welfare, they should work to tame Koshi floods and put in place a mechanism to harness Kosi water

Over the past few months, high-profile Nepali leaders have shown a heightened level of interest in Madhes development, with Prime Minister KP Oli declaring that efforts are underway to make Madhes shine bright in the near future. "The government is preparing to allocate a special budget of Rs 2.53 billion for the development of Tarai Madhes," he announced recently.

Sharing the platform with Oli, Pushpa Kamal Dahal assured the audience that there will be big changes in the sector of infrastructure development of Madhes in the next four years. Oli la...