Working Committee to be formed for building Dolakha film-city, says Minister Gurung

Kathmandu- Minister for Communications and Information Technology Parbat Gurung has said that legal framework needs to be developed to build Dolakha film-city.

Taking part in a discussion organized by Nepal Film Board in Kathmandu on Wednesday, he said the Bagmati provincial government had allocated 35 million rupees for building the film city in the current fiscal year.

The responsibility has been given to Bhimeswar municipality to build the film city.

Communications Minister Gurung said it would be appropriate to move ahead with the construction of the film city with a joint investment of the federal, provincial and local governments.

He also shared that a working committee would be formed in a month’s time to pave the way for building permanent structures related to the film city.

The member-secretary of the board will lead the committee.

On the occasion, member-secretary of the Board Mahendra Prasad Sankhi said the Ministry had lost time in discussion and infrastructure development, so it should now focus on building physical structures.

Dolakha film city construction support committee Coordinator Madan Das Shrestha said the national pride project should be put into implementation without any further delay.

The film city is being constructed in ward no. 9 of Dolakha Bhimeswar municipality and spreads over 1,500 ropani of land.