KATHMANDU: Minister for Urban Development Ram Kumari Jhankri has said there will be no programs relating to the construction of view tower and meeting hall in the government policy and program for the upcoming fiscal year.

The Minister said there would be no budget to construct view -tower and meeting halls next fiscal year as a modality of operation of such structures was missing and it would cause unlimited responsibility on the part of the government, contributing nothing to the improvement of people’s livelihood.

The Minister, however, insisted on completing the ongoing projects relating to the construction of 32 meeting halls with priority.

Besides, as the Minister said, the government will replace the integrated settlement development program with a new program for the settlement development.”

The integrated settlement development program has turned ineffective in hilly and mountainous areas. And in case of the Kathmandu Valley and the Terai, land crisis is the issue for its implementation.”