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Don’t waste time

The Himalayan Times
20 July 2017
Don’t waste time

What a funny news item it was to read about the brawling going on between Department of Archaeology (DoA) and Nepal Telecom (NT) regarding the new Dharahara design “NT, DOA split on Dharahara design (THT, July 18, Page 1). Is not it a matter of jokes after coming to know that these two organizations- one government and the other semi government-have been sticking to their own stances on reconstruction of Dharahara. In fact, the previous government had authorized NT to reconstruct Dharahara. It has designed accordingly. Now, DoA seems to be worried about the archaeological value of Dharahara of being lost if NT is allowed to move ahead as per its design. This ongoing tussle has put the Deuba led government in a fix.

Why did the previous government authorize NT for the reconstruction of Dharahara without consulting DoA? It is a historical site which demands a proper design keeping its archaeological value. It has been now almost two years plus since the killer earthquake shook the country. Instead of rapidly commencing the reconstruction process, these two organizations continue to fight for their own sake. Albeit, NT has asked DoA to add additional structures and is ready to bear the costs of around Nrs 3.67 billion, DoA does not seem to budge an inch from its official stance which seems logical since it is the custodian of the archaeological sites of the country.

Looking at this ongoing tussle between the government organizations over the reconstruction process, there could arise other problems related to other historical and archaeological sites in the days to come. The government has now to step in and make a decision so that the reconstruction process of Dharahara and other archaeological sites will begin soon without wasting any more time.

Rai Biren Bangdel

Maharajgunj

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