Kathmandu, Feb 17: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Bishnu Prasad Paudel has been discharged from the Kirtipur Hospital after receiving treatment for burn injuries.
DPM Paudel and Pokhara Metropolitan City Mayor Dhanraj Acharya were injured while flying balloon at the inauguration programme organized for the promotion of tourism in Pokhara on Saturday. They were being treated in intensive care units at the hospital for two days.
Though, Mayor Dhanraj Acharya’s health condition is normal, he will be kept in the hospital for a few more days. According to hospital, “Both burn injuries are healing and there does not appear to be any adverse effect on the lungs.”
Therefore, it has been decided to ‘discharge’ DPM Paudel from the hospital today, “said a press release issued by Kirtipur Hospital.
