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Kathmandu Tuesday December 18, 2001 Paush 03, 2058.
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Govt plan to beautify Tinkune
taking shape
Post Report
KATHMANDU, Dec 17 - The government’s
plan to clean and beautify the 50-ropanis of land at Tinkune, which was due since years,
is finally taking shape. Flowerpots have been visible in and around the area in the
process of transforming the place into a park.
The government plan to convert Tinkune and
the surrounding area into a park before the 11th South Asian Association for Regional
Co-operation (SAARC) Summit that is scheduled for Jan 4-6, has finally materialised.
The Department of Roads as per the directives
of the Ministry of Physical Planning and Works, on Sunday has cleared Tinkune to a large
extent.
Even though the illegally built houses were
demolished on Sunday with a view to cleaning the place, the ruins of the destroyed
buildings can still be seen. The cleaned-up area is still being used as a parking space by
mini trucks carrying bricks, sand and stones.
According to Hari Krishna Bhagat, chief of
the Department of Roads, Division 2- Min Bhavan, their previous effort to clean up the
area had not materialised. "We had demolished the buildings earlier as well but could
not carry on the work due to encroachment. But this time we have made sure that we
complete the planting work," he said.
He informed about the deal they had made with
some nurseries to supply them with necessary materials. It has been decided that
flowerpots will be placed on the roadsides in Tinkune before the SAARC Summit.
The owners of the buildings that were demolished
on Sunday in Tinkune have not accepted the compensation offered to them by the government.
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