Kathmandu. While the government is preparing the budget for the upcoming fiscal year 2082/83 BS, the private sector has demanded that the government be allowed to export stones, selling and selling stones from rivers and rivers.
Organizations such as the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) and the Confederation of Nepalese Industries (CNI) have suggested the government in the budget to bring such a program in the upcoming budget.
The Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) has suggested, “Necessary procedures should be made regarding the excavation, sale, distribution and export of stones and arrangements should be made to export more than domestic consumption (about 20 million cubic meters annually). ’
According to the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry( FNCCI), the river is also affecting agriculture and demand in India and Bangladesh is likely to decrease in the next few years. The private sector has also announced strong support to the Finance Minister if such a program is brought.
While suggesting the budget, FNCCI said, “Hon’ble Minister had made this provision at our request in the previous budget, but later had to withdraw due to protests, especially on social media. This time we will stay together with the government on this issue and pledge to support it. ’
Meanwhile, the Confederation of Nepalese Industries (CNI) has also demanded the government to remove the stringent provisions imposed on natural resources. It said such laws do not allow millions of wasted natural resources to be used.
He suggested in the budget, “It is necessary to review the existing stringent policy rules so that natural resources can be used sustainably.” The prevailing stringent laws should be simplified so that industries can use forest area, use of wood and non-timber items, sustainable consumption of herbs, stones, ballast, water, limestone, mines and mineral resources. ’
Earlier, Bishnu Poudel had presented a program in the budget when he was the Finance Minister.
However, the government could not implement the implementation due to strong opposition to the excessive exploitation of natural resources. Even now, the illegal exploitation of natural resources has not stopped. A case was also filed in the court alleging that the state did not show seriousness in this regard. The Supreme Court had issued a mandamus in this regard in January last year, asking it to implement a law for the management of stone, ballast and sand.
A division bench of Justices Manoj Kumar Sharma and Tek Prasad Dhungana issued the mandamus to formulate the River Products and Natural Resources (Excavation and Control) Act.
The Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) has not only paid attention to pebbles in the budget. It has said that the study and approval of the EIA will be done within six months and the scope of the project falling within the IE should be expanded to three months.
It has demanded that the EI and IE should be made mandatory on the basis of environmental impact rather than linking it with the investment amount. The Federation has also asked the government to simplify the existing forest acts, laws and procedures to ease the use of indigenous wood by ending the situation of importing billions of timber and wood products annually as domestic timber has the potential to meet the domestic demand and also export it.
According to the Federation, although there is a provision in the Act regarding forest-based industries, there are practical difficulties, so the establishment of such industries should be facilitated.
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