Tansen Municipality Attractive sites for tourism

BY OUR CORRESPONDENT

Tansen, Dec. 27: After Tansen Municipality announced to allocate Rs 3.5 M for the development of the Pravas Area located 6 km away from the district headquarters, the local people pinned hope the site would be developed as tourist destination in the country.

Due to the lack of proper publicity and research, many historical and tourist sites here have not come into light, said local people. The Pravas Area has remained important from the historical and religious perspective and also as the potential tourist site of the district.

There are many myths and beliefs regarding the name of the area. One is that Mukund Sen, a king under Sen dynasty, constructed a pond about five hundred years ago by bringing water from Pravas, a famous pilgrimage site of India and then poured it on the pond, according to historians. Now a famous Surya kunda (pond) is located here. People have faith that the dead souls would be happy if they offered pindas in the pond.

A total of 50,000 rupees has been already allocated to the development of the place, said Ashok Sahi, mayor of Tansen municipality. "After the allocated budget is spent, the place will get face-lift," Sahi added.

Recently, an old statue and valuable objects have been discovered after carrying out excavation there. Historian said that Archeological Department should carry out excavation there since it contains old palaces and valuable objects.

Besides, there are attractive sites and scenes for the tourists. It is also equipped with communication and transportation facilities. The District Development Committee, Palpa has launched boating in the pond in a bid to promote tourism. However, the level of water in the pond is on the decline. The DDC has initiated to take measures to check dwindling water level in the pond. The Municipality and local people have joined hands to develop the place as an importance tourist site of the district.

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