Finance Minister Dr. Prakash Sharan Mahat has said there is immense potential of hydropower and tourism in Nepal.
At a seminar organised by Central Committee of the BP Thought Academy here Monday on the occasion of 110th birth anniversary of BP Koirala, he stressed that emphasis should be laid on infrastructure development to connect hydropower and tourism with economic prosperity as possibilities of hydropower and tourism are increasing in Nepal.
The Finance Minister mentioned that the government has to construct Nijgadh International Airport with high priority.
Though Nijgadh International Airport had to be constructed before Lumbini and Pokhara Airports, the works of Nijgadh have not been completed for failing to determining priority, he shared.
Finance Minister Mahat further said Kathmandu-Tarai fast track would be completed within next four years and Nijgadh International Airport would also be completed during the period.
He clarified that economic revolution in the country was possible if all join hands, adding private sector should be the means of change and production and the government should play role of supporter.
The government has to further increase investment in health, education and infrastructure sectors, he viewed, stating that it has to take leadership for the distribution of products of private sector.
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