ROLPA, Nov. 24 -- The need to get rid of the practice of 'Asare Bikash' (expediting developmental works only towards the end of the fiscal year and completing them in a rush) has been stressed time and again. People in general, as well as political parties, leaders and government in the past and the present, have been quite vocal about reviewing this kind of performance.

However, as soon as a fiscal year ends than the authorities go in a slumber and wake up only at the end of the year again. While this trend has been common across the country, Rolpa has not been an exception.

The new fiscal year begun in July and so far the developmental projects in the district have not headed anywhere. One-fourth of the projects were supposed to compl...