6th April 2021, Kathmandu
The Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) made 60% physical progress in the second quarter.
According to a recent NTA board meeting review of the second quarter, physical progress has been 60% and capital expenditure has been 30%.
According to NTA, the progress of various projects operating with funds from the Rural Telecommunication Development Fund has been around 27%. Whereas the progress of various projects operating with funds from NTA’s own fund has been around 40%.
In the second quarter review meeting, NTA Chairman Purushottam Khanal said that the progress of various projects and works being carried out under the leadership of NTA was satisfactory.
We’ve come a long way from last year’s covid-19. The new Covid-19 change and the ban are likely to make work and development more difficult in the coming days, said Chairman Khanal.
According to him, NTA’s work is improving, and major project progress is also satisfactory as the second quarter comes to end.
NTA is currently implementing projects such as laying an optical fiber network across the country. Providing broadband internet access to local bodies and schools, health posts. And setting up IT labs in community and government schools throughout the country through its budget and Rural Telecommunication Development Fund.
In addition, it is working on various schemes, such as developing and revising policy laws. According to the NTA, detailed progress reports on different projects would take a few more days to come.
