Kathmandu. A World Bank study has revealed that Nepal's sluggish infrastructure development is severely hampering the country's overall economic growth and job creation. According to the public report on Nepal's Capital Expenditure, structural problems spanning from project selection to implementation are causing a continuous decline in capital spending. The study concludes that land acquisition and tree felling are the biggest obstacles in the construction of major projects such as roads, hydropower, and irrigation in Nepal.Citing the Nagdhunga–Naubise–Mugling road section as an example, the World Bank noted that land acquisition alone took 35 months, which is 150 percent more time than...