To formulate proper policies, strategies and action plans for the overall development, expansion and promotion of the roads, bridges, railways and waterways through out the Kingdom of Nepal, and monitor and supervise implementation aspects.
For the proper development of roads, bridges, railways and waterways, to do, or cause to be done, pre-feasibility studies of various projects, and, based on the feasible projects, formulate a long-term plan, on the advice of, and in consultation with, the Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Division, and make arrangements for implementation through implementing bodies.
To perform the role of a main coordinator among governmental, non-governmental and private organizations as well as bodies related with the roads, bridges, railways and waterways sector.
To render advice to the Ministry on all the technical, financial, social and environmental aspects associated with the roads, bridges, railways and waterways sector.
To provide necessary information and consultancy to, and assist, the Foreign Aid and Quality Standards Division in order to have coordination and harmony among donor agencies involved in the roads, bridges, railways and waterways sector.
To provide necessary information and consultancy to, and assist, the Foreign Aid and Quality Standards Division in formulation, study, review and approval of the roads, bridges, railways and waterways sector projects to be launched with donor assistance.
To provide necessary information, data and consultancy to, and render assistance, to the Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Division to prepare annual budgets and programs for the roads, bridges, railways and waterways sector, monitor and evaluate implementation aspects of the programs and appraise the progress.
To render opinion and advice on the matters submitted by the subordinate Departments, corporations and committees, in the course of implementation of the roads, bridges, railways and waterways sector projects, to the Ministry for decision.
To render necessary opinion and advice to the Legal Consultancy Section for the drafting, implementation, monitoring and consolidation of the Acts and Regulations that are pertinent to the Ministry and its subordinate Departments, corporations and committees related with the roads, bridges, railways and waterways sector.
To act as the secretariat for any kind of coordination committee formed or to be formed at the national level, related with the roads, bridges, railways and waterways sector.
To assist the Division in formulating the policies required for the development, of roads, bridges, railways and waterways through out the country and supervising implementation of the policies.
To assist the Division in doing, or causing to be done, pre-feasibility studies of various projects, for proper development of roads, bridges, railways and waterways, formulating a long-term plan based on the feasible projects and monitoring implementation aspects.
To collect information and data on the outputs achieved from the roads, bridges, railways and waterways projects operated from the governmental, non-governmental and private sector, available service standards (qualitative and quantitative) and other managerial aspects, analyze such information and data and provide the results to the implementing agencies.
To give directions to the implementing agencies to identify, do research and study on, proper technology to mitigate adverse impacts on the environment from implementation of the roads, bridges, railways and waterways projects and employ such technology.
To render assistance in providing technical assistance, at the central level, to bilateral and multilateral international agencies in formulation, monitoring and evaluation of roads, bridges, railways and waterways programs, in order to execute the roads, bridges, railways and waterways projects operated from the non-governmental and private sector.
