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Kathmandu Monday November 19, 2001 Marga 04, 2058.
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Pollution irks visitors at
entertainment centre
Post Report
KATHMANDU, Nov 18 – The Dragon World, a
entertainment centre at Bhrikutimandap is not only offering fun for the citzens but also
emitting masses of carbon dioxide every day and produce noises with a dozen of diesel-run
entertainment means and a coal-run train.
People visiting the World said they returned
with headache and boredom, instead of being enjoyed.
" It’s terrible here. Though I enjoy
to be here I feel irritated due to the smoke", said Sumesh Shrestha a seventh grader
student from Jana Prabhat School. However, he liked to visit the World frequently as there
are no other alternatives for entertainment.
Parents who take their kids to the World said
that their kids are not getting healthy entertainment there because of air and noise
pollution in the small and conjusted entertainment area that is located at a stone’s
throw distance from four major colleges.
"Certainly, our kids are not playing here
in a healthy environment," said Rabindra Rokaya. He has come to the World with his
two kids. But he can’t help bringing his children to the World as he has no
alternative place for children to enjoy.
Even the businessmen working inside the World
also complained about the air pollution and noise pollution.
"We are running our business at the cost of
our precious health here as we have to breath polluted air," said Ripendra Karki, a
business man within the Dragon World territory.
He further told The Kathmandu Post that when all
the entertainment means become operative in full swing we feel suffocated. "I have
seen many people coughing at the moment when all the machines run at the same time due to
the irresistable smoke".
According to the Managing Director of the World,
Shankar Gurung, over 300 people visit the World every day, excluding holidays. On public
holidays the number of visitors exceeds one thousand.
A number of entertainment means at this
recreational venue like Cross, Break Dance, Horse Riding, Children Train, Salambo,
Rotating Swing and Colombo are run by diesel engine, emitting masses of smoke and
producing noises. Even sunny day looks foggy one due to the smoke within the World
territory.
Even the management of the Dragon World is
worried about the pollution but the owners blamed lack of electricity supply for having
run the entertainment means by diselse.
Managing Director, Shankar Gurung, says the
World is committed to provide environmentally safe entertainment but lacks needed power
supply to run the machines.
"We have already requested the Social
Welfare Council to make arrangement for sufficient power supply for the machines of the
entertainment means," said Gurung. "If the Council provides the power supply,
the World will be noiseless and carbon dioxide free," Gurung added.
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