Kathmandu, May 9 : A delegation led by Nepali Congress Tanahu district committee chairman Raghunath Poudel met with Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala Saturday and urged him to implement development work in the district in an effective and continuous manner after setting the priorities.

The delegation also met with the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Local Development, the Minister for Home, the Minister for Water Resources, the Minister for Information and Communication, the Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies and the Minister for Agriculture and Cooperatives and apprised them of various matters pertaining to development work in the district.

During their meetings, the delegation called for the construction of concrete and gravel access raods to the urban area, construction of bridges over various rivers, arrangements for drinking water, telephone and trunk line and electrification, and construction of embankments for irrigation.

Bishnu Bir Ale of the NC, NC district committee secretary Krishna Prasad Goutam, joint secretary Parashu Ram Giri and president of NC constituency No. 2 Nil Bahadur Thapa were among the 26 members of the delegation.

Meanwhile a delegation from the Nepal Magar Organisation met with Prime Minister Koirala today and asked for initiatives on the part of His Majesty’s Government for the promotion and preservation of the Magar language, culture and history.

The 5-member delegation led by its chairman Gore Bahadur Khapangi also included women’s wing chief of the organisation Bam Kumari Budha.

Also today secretary at the Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation Rabi Bahadur Bista apprised Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala at the latter’s office today of the existing condition of forests and the existing forest policy and programmes.

He also briefed the Prime Minister about the implementation aspect of the recent decision of the government on forest management in the Terai, Chure and Inner Terai regions. On the occasion, Prime Minister Koirala instructed the secretary to implement the decisions without any delay.

Minister of State for Forests and Soil Conservation Mohammad Aftab Alam was also present on the occasion.