UK to provide Rs 3.74 b grant for connecting rural roads
UK Minister for International Development for Asia Shahid Malik on Saturday announced that the UK government will extend an assistance of $55 million (Rs 3.74 billion) for the construction of rural roads over the next four years in various districts of Nepal. Malik, who was speaking at a program organized in Kavre district, informed that his government along with donors will provide an additional $550 million to upgrade almost 2,500 kilometers of rural roads. He hoped that this coupled with government funds of around $ 400 million will help in connecting all of rural Nepal.