Kathmandu, Jun 5 (UNI) Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Tuesday said that efforts towards attaining economic prosperity can result in challenges like environmental pollution .
On the occasion of the World Environment Day, Mr Oli said in a statement that it is urgent for all to collectively think about environmental protection and devise actions accordingly.
"I believe the day today inspires every Nepali to engage in the efforts of environmental protection in one way or another", said the PM, adding, "It is our responsibility to hand over a clean environment to the generation-to-come as it is their right. It requires expediting development and construction works keeping in to consideration the social, economic and environmental balances".