Lalitpur to install statues of three late leaders

Lalitpur, Jan. 21 (RSS):Lalitpur Sub-Metropolitan City has decided to install life-size statues of democratic fighter the late Ganesh Man Singh, ex-prime minister and CPN-UML president the late Man Mohan Adhikari and leftist leader the late Tulsi Lal Amatya at various road-crossings on the Ringroad in Lalitpur district.

A meeting of the Sub-Metropolitan board held on Friday and chaired by Mayor Budhhiraj Bajracharya decided to install the statues as a token of respect to them and their contributions.

As decided by the meeting, a five-foot metal statue of Manmohan Adhikari will be installed at Sanepa cross-road near the Bagmati bridge at Balkhu, a metal statue of Ganeshman Singh of the same height at the Satdobato crossing and a full statue of Tulsi Lal Amatya at local Gwarko crossing.

Similarly, the Sub-Metropolitan City board has also decided to name the section of the Ringroad from Manohara bridge at Koteshwar to Gwarko as Tulsilal Marga and the section of Ring Road from local Gwarko to Satdobato as Ganeshman Marga, Mayor Bajracharya told RSS.

According to Mayor Bajracharya, Lalitpur Sub-Metropolis has set aside altogether Rs 1,050,000 for the construction of the metal statues, Rs 350,000 per a statue.

He also gave the information that the construction of the pedestals for the statues will begin next month. Each pedestal will be 12 feet high.

The board, likewise, plans to develop the green belt on either side of the road from Koteshwar to Gwarko (proposed Tulsilal Marga) into a systematic model park.

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