Economy is returning to normalcy: Minister Mahat

Minister for Finance Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat has said that the national economy was gradually returning to normalcy.

Inaugurating the new building of Mahagadhimai municipality in Bara on Monday, Minister Mahat said that the country's economy was deteriorating when he assumed his office but it was recovering at present.

On a different note, Mahat assured that he will hold talks with the officials of both Nepal and India regarding opening some of the checkpoints in Bara district bordering Nepal and India.

Stating that efforts to attract investment for Nijgadh Airport were accelerated, the Minister urged everyone not to doubt the construction of the Airport.

Informing that the Sunkoshi Marine Diversion Multipurpose Project was in the last phase, he expressed his belief that completion of the project would facilitate irrigation in many districts in Madhesh region.

Present in the programme presided by Mahagadhimai municipality mayor, Upendra Yadav, were Nepali Congress's central member Ajay Chaurasia, Nepali Congress's Madhesh Province's Vice-President Chandra Shekhar Kumar Yadav and parliamentarians among others who aired their respective views.

Meanwhile, Minister Mahat inspected Choti Bhansar, a custom office at Simraungadh in the district and pledged to open the custom point at the earliest.

He also inspected Sanphulawa checkpoint in Swarna rural municipality in the district on Monday itself.