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Fri, March 29, 2024

60th Engineer’s Day: PM Deuba emphasizes on development in line with national need

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KATHMANDU: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has underlined the need for undertaking development endeavours in line with the needs of the nation. He said so while addressing a ceremony organised on the occasion of the 60th Engineer's Day by Nepal Engineers' Association in Kathmandu on Tuesday. PM Deuba stressed the development of roadways, bridges, irrigation, hydropower projects and information technology to take the country towards prosperity. Deuba said cost-efficient, standard and environment-friendly infrastructure development is the foundation for a new Nepal and our attention should be focused on that end. "Time demands engineers to contribute to sustainable and environment-friendly development and quality improvement in people's livelihood." The prime minister said engineers should be active to localise and channelise new innovations in science and technology in infrastructure development efforts as per the need of the nation and take the country towards prosperity. [caption id="attachment_26462" align="alignnone" width="1000"] Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba inaugurates a ceremony organised by Nepal Engineers' Association on the occasion of the 60th Engineer's Day in Kathmandu on Tuesday, July 19, 2022. Photo: RSS[/caption] PM Deuba said engineers have a leading role in carving a path for the development of the country as per people's needs and interests. The global demands have their contribution to the development of a modern nation as well. He pledged to ensure support from the government level required for further capacity enhancement of engineers.  He also urged engineers to maintain professional values and dignity. PM Deuba described the engineering force as significant development activists and contributors to change. He said engineers are also responsible for addressing such voices. Also speaking on the occasion, Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport, Mohammed Istiyak Rai acknowledged the role of engineers in drafting the modern development of the nation, urging them to pay special attention to the infrastructure development remaining as the backbone for the country's economic development. "Construction of sustainable structures is mandatory to upgrade Nepal to a category of developing nation and high dedication and meaningful involvement of government and private sector engineers is necessary for the same." Association chair Hari Bahadur Darlami said engineers/architects have important responsibility to materialise the people's aspirations for development and the State should also realise its role to address the problems of people in this profession. READ ALSO:
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