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Rukumkot designated as administrative center of Eastern Rukum; cabinet makes 13 decisions



KATHMANDU: The federal government has designated Rukumkot, located in Wards 5 and 6 of Sisne Rural Municipality, as the administrative center (district headquarters) of Eastern Rukum.

The decision was made during the Cabinet meeting held on Wednesday, July 23. With this, the long-standing dispute over the location of the district headquarters in Eastern Rukum has been resolved.

According to Minister for Communication and Information Technology and government spokesperson Prithvi Subba Gurung, the Cabinet made a total of 13 decisions during Monday’s meeting.

Among them, the government decided to declare the entire Madhesh Province a disaster-affected area for a period of three months, effective from the date of publication in the Nepal Gazette.

Additionally, the Cabinet approved the use of 0-9-0 bigha of government land, previously under the name of the Government of Nepal and located in former Silautiya VDC Ward 6 of Rupandehi district, for the construction of an administrative building by Marchwari Rural Municipality.

Publish Date : 24 July 2025 19:52 PM

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