INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 12Kathmandu Metropolitan City has halted the ongoing construction
work at the historic stone spout of Sundhara following obstruction from conservationists and heritage activists.
Shah expresses concern over works intended to wipe out Sundhara tap
files cases against 11 people for substandard construction work
The KMC is currently constructing some sites, including an artificial water tank for operation of the famous Sundhara (the
golden spout) among the larger Dharahara reconstruction project
The project envisions including the heritage site of Sundhara in its plan to allow commercial complexes, underground parking spanning around
Activists and locals had become furious after construction workers used excavators to dig behind Sundhara to construct an artificial water
reservoir with a capacity to hold 100,000 litres of water
Activists who opposed the use of large machinery at the historic site vented ire after KMC turned a blind eye to an ancient artifact in the
form of a wooden pipeline that was found behind the spout.
Following protest, the activists soon halted the reconstruction
KMC Mayor Balendra Shah himself came to the site to understand the gravity of the problem
After activists and locals along with the local ward chair decided not to allow any construction there, Mayor Shah agreed to halt it and
asked the contractor to stop work.A version of this article appears in the print on December 13, 2022, of The Himalayan Times.
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