Waling 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
11
Households
11,543
Population
53,465
Meet Our Representatives
Mr. Krishna Khand
Mayor
Mayor Krishna Khand currently serving as a Myor of the Waling Municipality, elected from local election 2022 is a career politician affiliated with the Communist Party of Nepal Unified Markist and Leninist (CPN UML). In the 1997 local elections, Mr. Krishna Khand competed for the post of Mayor for Waling ; he was just 27 then. He’s also the candidate from CPN UML for the 2013’s Constituent Assembly elections. A graduate of Political Science, Mr. Khand worked as a teacher at the Shree Purnamrit Bhawani Secondary School, Waling, for ten years. He has also been involved with various organizations in different capacities. A few posts he’s held so far include chairman of the board of directors of Waling Multiple Campus, advisor to the Waling Chamber of Commerce and Industries, chairman of the District Sports Development Committee, Syangja, and Chairman of Kalika
Microfinance Ltd. While taking office as the Mayor of Waling, Mr. Khand said that strengthening sectors such as agriculture, tourism, and small industries is crucial for the municipality’s economic development. He also emphasized the importance of adaptation and usage of new technologies in bringing change in the life of Waling citizens and advancing the SMART city concept for the Municipality.
Mr. Khand has expressed commitment to upgrading the post-natal care facilities at the Garhaun Primary Hospital in Waling and improving the roads in the rural parts of the municipality.
Ms. Kabita Tiwari
Deputy Mayor
Ms. Kabita Tiwari elected Deputy Mayor from the election 2022 for Waling Municipality from Nepali Congress Political Party. She has been involved in social work from a young age. She views politics as an avenue to strengthen her social work initiatives. She has held several positions in the Nepali Congress (NC) party – NC’s Gadanki Province Committee member, member of the NC provincial business performance committee, member of the NC general assembly, and a representative at the party’s general convention. She was also the district secretary of the Nepal Women’s Association, the women’s wing of NC.
A graduate in population studies, she has been involved with various organizations such as Diyalo Sanstha, Gatisheel Women Multipurpose Cooperative Society, and Annapurna Food Industry.
She has worked toward local economic development through skills development and employment generation interventions. She led the skills and business development training for farmers and small enterprises at Waling Municipality. A total of 5,000 people benefitted from the training. Similarly, during the Covid-19 pandemic, she played a significant role in helping returned migrant workers and those who have lost their livelihood get back on their feet through the micro-enterprise development programs.
SNGP Partnership Areas
- Municipal Profiling
- Comprehensive Plans
- Health Governance Support
- Revenue Improvement Action Plan
- Subnational Infrastructure Financing
- Parliamentary Rules of Procedure
- Consumer Protection and Market Monitoring
- Community Radio and Media Engagement
Acts, Guidelines, Model Law, SOPs developed under the Partnership
- Market Monitoring and Management Act 2076
- Market Monitoring Guideline 2077
- Market Management and Monitoring Rule 2077
- Local Industry Manage Monitoring Rulering Act 2077
- Capital Improvement Guideline Draft
- Integrated Information System Guideline 2077
- Local Health and Sanitation Act 2075
- Pharmacy Guideline 2077
- Integrated Health Act (Umbrella Act)
- Procedures related to Covid-19
- Prevention, Control and Relief distribution.
- Local Economic Development Initiatives (drafted)
- Digital Waste Map
Municipal Profiling
Comprehensive Plan
Health Governance Support
Revenue Improvement Action Plan
Sub-National Infrastructure Financing
Parliamentary Rules of Procedure
Consumer Protection and Market Monitoring
Community Radio and Media Engagement
Acts, Guidelines, Model Law, SOPs developed under the Partnership
- Market Monitoring and Management Act 2076
- Market Management and Monitoring Rule 2077
- Market Monitoring Guideline 2077
- Local Industry Manage Monitoring Rulering Act 2077
- Capital Improvement Guideline Draft
- Integrated Information System Guideline 2077
- Local Health and Sanitation Act 2075
- Pharmacy Guideline 2077
- Integrated Health Act (Umbrella Act)
- Procedures related to Covid-19
- Prevention, Control and Relief distribution.
- Local Economic Development Initiatives (drafted)
- Digital Waste Map