Nepal, March 28 -- year-old Lamsal from ward 7 of Tilottama Municipality in Rupandehi district has been entrusted with overseeing the ministries responsible for the bulk of Nepal's development and construction work.

Lamsal holds a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Lumbini Engineering College and a master's degree in structural engineering from Neeti Minakshi Institute of Technology in India. He is also the youngest minister to have ever led these two ministries.

Elected from Rupandehi 1 constituency on a Rastriya Swatantra Party ticket, Lamsal previously served as an infrastructure and environment expert during Balendra Shah's tenure as mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City.

Having spent years in infrastructure, urban planning...