shouldn't they verify their articles before they publish... i was so happy when i saw nepal is going to have tallest building
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Absolutely right! But will they even bother to admit their mistakes? While Kantipur is going ffor big things, it is making minor mistakes like one of these. Kantipur guys do some googling before writing about the facts.....
http://www.kantipuronline.com/kolnews.php?&nid=65707
NT plans South Asia’s tallest building
KOSH RAJ KOIRALA
KATHMANDU, Feb 17 - Nepal Telecom (NT), the state owned telecom service provider in the country, is all set to begin the process of constructing a 30-storied complex. The 100-meter building will be the tallest in South Asia.
Though the plan was unveiled about a year ago, NT was looking for approval from the government to expedite work.
"The government has approved the work in principle," said Kishore Thapa, senior superintendent engineer at the Department of Urban Development and Building Construction (DUDBC).
Following the approval, NT together with other concerned government authorities has formed a nine-member steering committee to expedite construction work. The committee comprises representatives from Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Lalitpur Sub-metropolitan City, NT, and the DUDBC, among others.
According to Sunil Kumar Pokharel, senior civil engineer at NT, the committee held its first meeting on Wednesday under the chairmanship of NT Managing Director Sugat Ratna Kansakar. "The meeting has decided to develop a detailed concept paper on the construction work," Pokharel said.
Considering the fact that Kathmandu valley lies in an earthquake prone zone, NT plans to hire global consultants and construction parties through tender to carry out the work.
"Though we have taken Jawalakhel and Babarmahal as two main options, we are yet to fix the construction site," he said. The complex will have a total 500,000 sq. ft area.
NT plans to rent out some 20 floors of the complex to different corporate houses. As per the initial estimate, the construction will cost about Rs 2 billion.
Officials at NT believe that the proposed complex will be helpful in meeting its requirement of office space in a single building. Currently, NT has been taking many buildings on rent. It is also believed that NT services would also be effective once towers are installed over the 100 meter structure.
A 28-storied building in Mumbai, India is so far considered the tallest building in the South Asian region. In Nepal the tallest structure now is a 12-storied building.