KATHMANDU: Rs 5 million has been appropriated for the physical development of an eye hospital here. The amount has been earmarked for the up-gradation of Nepal Netrajyoti Sangh’s Lamahi eye hospital under Local Electoral Constituency Development Fund.

Surendra Bahadur Khadka, secretary of Nepal Netrajyoti Sang Dang, shared that Rs 5 million was also appropriated last year and the money is being utilized to build a quarter for hospital employees.

The amount has been allocated this time to complete the physical construction of the building, informed Metmani Chaudhary, parliamentarian from electoral constituency-1.