Activities

• To formulate and enforce policies, plans and programs on construction and development of surface, water, railway and ropeway transportation.
• To formulate and enforce policies, plans and programs on development of physical planning and physical infrastructures, on housing, urbanization and town development.
• To carry out acts on provision of housing for quarters for ministers and chiefs of constitutional bodies etc. and construction, operation and maintenance of governmental buildings.
• To carry out acts on construction, operation and maintenance of roads (excluding mule tracks) and bridges (excluding suspension bridges).
• To prepare and enforce study, research and development standards pertaining to buildings and other construction materials.
• To carry out construction works of various surface roads, waterways and ropeways and act as an organization and institution dealing with engineering consultancy.
• To carry out, or cause to be carried out, acts pertaining to settlement and housing development and water supply and sewerage.
• To promote and develop non-governmental organizations in respect of housing construction.
• To carry out acts related with supervision of town development committees and governmental organizations related with housing.
• To carry out acts pertaining to contact and co-operation with international or regional organizations in the field of housing and physical planning.
• To carry out acts pertaining to contact with international organizations related with construction of highways, waterways and ropeways.
• To carry out acts pertaining to storm water (sewerage).
• To carry out acts pertaining to appointment, transfer, promotion in highway, general, building and architect and sanitary sub-groups of Nepal Engineering Service, determination of minimum educational qualification for initial appointment and of educational qualification in the related subject that is counted for promotion.