The government has decided to approve Kathmandu Metropolitan City Mayor Balendra Shah’s visit to Belgium.

The Cabinet meeting on Wednesday gave approval to Mayor Shah to participate in the Metropolis World Congress and Brussels Urban Summit 2023 to be held in Belgium from June 12-15.

Minister for Communications and Information Technology Rekha Sharma informed that the Cabinet meeting has appointed Madan Bhujel, joint secretary at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supply, as the chairman of the Kalimati Fruit and Vegetable Market Development Committee.

The meeting also decided to make the industrial village in Panchkhaal Municipality of Kavrepalanchok district into a special industrial village for women entrepreneurs.

Minister Sharma informed that a decision has been taken to issue an order prohibiting the strike of essential services as per Section 3 (1) of the Essential Services Operation Act, 1957 and publish its notice in the Nepal Gazette.

Similarly, the government has also decided to allow Upper Mailung Khola Hydropower Limited to use and remove trees from the national forest area in Rasuwa and Nuwakot districts for the construction of towers and the right of way for the project.