Regional Strategies for Sustainable Development in Nepal

agriculture Baglung Banepa Bhadrapur Bharatpur Bidur Biratnagar Birendranagar Birgunj Butwal Central cities commerce and service cottage industries create decentralization depends development centres development regions Dhangadhi Dhankuta Dharan different levels Dipayal district East-West Highway eastern terai ensure environment equity exports food grains functional goal Growth Axis growth centres growth points growth pole Gulariya Hills Terai Total hinterland implementation imports manufactured Inaruwa increase India influence infrastructure and services integration investments Jaleswore Jomsom Kalaiya Kamalamai km² linked located Mahendranagar Malangwa market centres Mechinagar migration Mountain Hills Terai municipal towns national economy necessary needs Nepal Nepalgunj percent periphery Pokhara policies political poverty alleviation priority problems production programs regional balance regional development regional distribution regional level regional planning regional strategies road role rural areas sector service centres settlements Siddharthanagar Siraha space spatial sustainable development Table terai tourism urban areas urban centres western