Bhimeshwor Municipality

Situated in the Aadhikhola Valley, Waling Municipality is at the heart of Syangja District. Waling Municipality was established in 1997 AD by merging three village development committees (VDCs) – Waling, Dhanubase, and Pekhubaaghkhor. The municipality is located in the western hilly region and covers an area of 124 sq.km and is at a distance of 65kms from Pokhara. It has been listed as one of the Smart Cities in Nepal. The mission of the municipality is to promote the development of agriculture, tourism, business, industries, energy, IT, and infrastructure to support this vision.

Wards

Households

10,255

Population

36,115

Gender
Political

Meet Our Representatives

Mr. Ishwor Narayan

Mayor

Mr. Ishwor Narayan Manandhar is a Mayor of the Bhimeshor Municipality through local election 2022. He is also a social activist continues advocating for political and socioeconomic change in society. Inspired by late B P Koirala, he is He joined the democratic socialist system. . His leadership skills stood out during his student years; he was elected as Secretary of the Student Union . He later joined Nepali Congress party’s youth forum –Nepal Tarun Dal of in Dolakha District and also served as a secretary of the Tarun Dal, Central Committee.

Ms. Kamala Basnet

Deputy Mayor

Ms. Kamala Basnet elected as the Deputy Mayor of the Bhimeshwor in 2022 for her second tunure for the position. She is a leader who gained popularity through her various social campaigns. She has been a strong advocate of social justice since her youth She previously served as the president of the Community Forest Users Federation Nepal and led its campaign for XXX. A graduate of Health, Population, and Education, Ms Basnet was also involved in the Irrigation Users Federation.

Currently, she is the joint secretary of the district committee of the Communist Party of Nepal –

Unified Marxist- Leninist (CPN-UML), and the president of, Akhil Nepal Mahila Sangh (the sister organization of the party).

SNGP Partnership Areas

Profile and Plans

Municipal Profile and Integrated Information System,
Revenue Improvement Action Plan,
Subnational Infrastructure Financing Plan,
Integrated Information System Guideline,
Parliamentary Rules of Procedure,
Joint market monitoring guidelines between federal,
Provincial and local level government,
Market Monitoring and Management Act,
Market Monitoring and Management Rules,
Local Industry Management Act,
Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Policy.