KATHMANDU: Suman Narsingh Rajbhandari has been appointed as the vice-chairman of the Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) Urban Planning Commission. The 21st meeting of the municipality executive held at Balaju Baisdhara on Thursday decided to appoint Rajbhandari as the vice-president.


The post of vice-president was lying vacant after former vice-president Tapendra Bahadur Khadka resigned citing personal reasons. Raj Bhandari has been appointed as the vice-chairperson of The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) Urban Planning Commission (Formation and Operation Procedure) Act, 2075 BS.

Rajbhandari holds a PhD in Structural Engineering from The University of Vasilicata Matera, Italy.