Kathmandu, July 24 -- Nearly seven years after construction began, Nepal's new federal Parliament complex inside the Singha Durbar premises remains unfinished, with authorities preparing to extend the deadline for a sixth time.

No one, however, can say when the sprawling complex will finally be ready. Neither the Ministry of Infrastructure Development nor the Federal Parliament Secretariat has provided a definitive completion date.

The delay has forced Parliament to continue operating from makeshift facilities. A 300-seat multipurpose hall within the complex was hastily converted into the House of Representatives chamber after it became clear that the main parliamentary building would not be completed in time.

At the time, the Departme...