| The government's plan to construct
a 71-km-long Outer Ring Road encircling existing ring road around
the foothills of the Kathmandu Valley should be an impetus to the
housing industry in Nepal if properly planned. NLHDA recognizes it
should provide us with a chance to implement planned housing. In order
to have a professional perspective and therefore a better planning
for housing sector development in and around the area of the Outer
Ring Road, our proposal to the government is to work in liaison with
us. We believe private sector housing developers like us are certainly
a positive factor.
Our suggestion should be to keep the settlements along the radial
roads, rather than along the ring road, which should have only certain
entry/exit points, stopping and parking points with fixed and regulated
speed for traffic. Settlements along ring road will create problems
in managing traffic and regulating speed.
Confined and built-up settlements should be promoted, as uncontrolled
urbanization will cause haphazard disposal of sewerage, solid waste;
thus causing difficulty in water supply
system and high cost in providing basic services to the citizens.
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