Pokhara, March 31 -- After the conservation of Phewa Lake was officially integrated into the government's '100-point roadmap for administrative reform', Prime Minister Balendra Shah personally telephoned Mayor of Pokhara Metropolitan City Dhanraj Acharya on Sunday.

He sought a comprehensive progress report regarding the removal of illegal structures around the lake. Acharya provided a concise briefing on the milestones achieved thus far, to which Shah responded with a directive to coordinate closely with the federal tourism minister to expedite the process.

This high-level intervention follows the Shah government's public commitment to its 100-point agenda. Point 76 of this roadmap specifically mandates the 'removal of encroachments, re...