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Kathmandu Thursday January 04, 2001 Paush 20, 2057.
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Crown Prince
opens Dharan festival
Post Report
DHARAN, Jan 3 –
The eastern city of Dharan marked its centennial celebrations with a
week-long gala festival that was officially inaugurated Wednesday by His Royal Highness
Crown Prince Dipendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev.
The Crown Prince opened the
festival at the premises of the
BP Koirala Institute of
Health Science. On the occasion, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince gave away letter of
appreciation to 18 people who have contributed to enhance the image of Dharan and those
making remarkable contribution to the development of various spheres of the society.
The city was settled by the
then Rana prime minister Chandra Shumsher JBR around 1900.
Mayor of Dharan Municipality,
Manoj Kumar Miyangbo, offered civic felicitation to the Crown Prince.
Following the inauguration,
the Crown Prince keenly observed the industrial, scientific, health and flowery cultural
exhibition, held at the premises of a public high.
Earlier, addressing the
inaugural function, Minister of State for Local Development, Suresh Malla, said that the
government has implemented the Local Governance Act and its regulations to make the local
bodies more responsible for the local development.
Malla added that the
government was considering a waiver of the earthquake loans, received by the people of
Dharan to reconstruct their homes, devastated by the 1989 earthquake.
Member of Parliament Kunta
Sharma expressed the confidence that the centennial festival would help expedite for the
development of Dharan, one of the oldest cities in the country.
Meanwhile, Crown Prince
Dipendra inaugurated the Eastern Region Orphanage in Biratnagar amidst a function
Wednesday. On the occasion, he also observed the premises, built on a total of two bighas
of land.
Following the inaugural
ceremony, the Crown Prince gave away letter of felicitation to four people for their
contribution to the establishment of the orphanage.
Member Secretary of the
orphanage, Bhaktalal Upadhaya, said that the various buildings at the premises were built
with national and international contribution. Currently, 57 orphan children and 13 elderly
persons are taking refuge in the shelter.
Chairperson of the orphanage,
Sita Pokharel, said that 21 orphan children have so far been adopted by people from
various countries and are taking higher education in their respective countries.
Pokharel, however, said that the
grown-up orphans were facing problem in obtaining the citizenship certificates. Minister
of State for Women and Children, Kamala Pant, assured that the government would provide
citizenship certificates to the orphan children.
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