Kathmandu – The government has designated industrial development, transport infrastructure, and cable car projects as national priority programs. The Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies published the list through a notice in the Nepal Gazette.

The priority projects include industrial villages, industrial estates, special economic zones (SEZs), dry ports, petroleum pipelines, and privately operated cable cars.

Under the industrial village category, Barahkshetra Industrial Village in Sunsari and Jorayal Industrial Village in Doti have been listed. In the industrial estate category under Industrial Estate Management Limited, projects include Damak Industrial Estate (Jhapa), Mayurdhap Industrial Estate (Makwanpur), Shaktikhor Industrial Estate (Chitwan), Laxmipur Industrial Estate (Dang), Motipur Industrial Estate (Rupandehi), Naubasta Industrial Estate (Banke), and Daiji Industrial Estate (Kanchanpur).

The SEZ Authority will oversee the Panchkhal SEZ in Kavrepalanchok and the Haraiya SEZ in Kailali. Under the Nepal Intermodal Transport Development Committee, the Dodhara Chandani Dry Port with an Integrated Check Post in Kanchanpur has been listed.

Nepal Oil Corporation projects include the Siliguri–Charali petroleum pipeline with a greenfield terminal and the Amlekhgunj–Lothar pipeline expansion with a terminal in Chitwan.

Privately operated cable car projects recognized as priority include Satyawati Darshan Pvt. Ltd. (Palpa), Sano Pathibhara Cable Car Pvt. Ltd. (Ilam), Sikles Annapurna Cable Car Pvt. Ltd. (Kaski), Dreams Hills Pvt. Ltd. (Chitwan, Nawalparasi), Supa Deurali Cable Car Pvt. Ltd. (Arghakhanchi), and Suryakunda Gosainkunda Cable Car Pvt. Ltd. (Sindhupalchok).

According to Industry Secretary Krishna Bahadur Raut, placing these projects under the national priority list will accelerate their implementation and contribute significantly to Nepal’s economic growth and infrastructure development.