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Kathmandu Thursday August 17, 2000 Mangshir 02, 2057.
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Save Rani Pokhari
Now that notice has been issued to stop the
construction of a shopping small on the northern edge of Rani Pokhari, action must be
taken to demolish whatever has been constructed. Action must be taken against the person
who issued the land owner certificate and against the concerned persons at KMC who gave
the authority to go ahead with the construction. If this is accomplished, this will be an
example.
Various construction work such as petrol
pump, restaurant, police station and court must be demolished. It should be done at any
cost, and let that be an eye-opener and an example to people who are all set to twist the
arm of the law. Agreed that some kind of fund has to be generated for the upkeep of the
historic Rani Pokhari, but surely there must be another solution, which couldn’t be
worse than the one we have now.
I always thought that such a lax attitude of
doing things the easy and cheap way existed only in our southern neighbour. But it has
also seeped into our system like an epidemic. But at the end of the day, nobody would
probably give a thought to this, because we have our priorities to fight against
petrol-kerosene hike. But should this decision to halt the construction be tampered with,
the power to change this will inevitably fall on the people of Kathmandu.
Suyogyaman Tuladhar
Kathmandu |
