KMC Mayor Balen completes 100 days in office, says footpath is solely for pedestrians

KMC Mayor Balen completes 100 days in office, says footpath is solely for pedestrians

Published: 09:26 pm Sep 04, 2022

KATHMANDU, SEPTEMBER 04Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) mayor Balendra Shah has said that during his 100 days in office, the local government has instilled a ray of hope among the public.On the occasion of 100 days as KMC Mayor today, he opined that rather than he as a person, the people would instead assess his performance.

He said he was ready to face criticisms for sometimes for his moves, but was not ever ready to deviate from the mission to find a sustainable solution to the Metropolis’ issues and ways for its proper management.

Stating that the Metropolis continued its drive to demolish unauthorised structures in the town, the mayor said, “We just want the justification of structures. Their use must be to serve the purpose they were constructed for.

We are not ready to move back in terms of the implementing the rule in this condition. “Defending the local government’s decision to remove footpath business, he said footpath is solely for pedestrians and they should not be encroached in the name of business and for other reasons.

“They should remain unexploited for proper management of the town. The local government did what it was supposed to do to control footpath encroachment.”As he claimed, the results of the removal of footpath trade stalls from Baneshwor and Asan area are positive.According to the mayor, the Metropolis has allocated Rs 10 million for e-sports.