Nepal, Feb. 9 -- Nepali Congress (NC) President Gagan Thapa has emphasized the need for policy reforms to tackle long-standing challenges in infrastructure development. In a video message released on Monday. He outlined seven areas that require improvement to ensure effective and timely project completion.

Citing examples such as the Melamchi drinking water project, which took 25 years to complete, delays in the Narayangadh-Butwal road, the East-West Highway, and fast-track projects, as well as the repeated digging of city roads, Thapa argued that these inefficiencies not only increase costs but also hamper the country's economic productivity.

He clarified that intimidation of contractors, ministers giving personal instructions, or th...