High-Powered Committee for the Integrated Development of the Bagmati Civilization (HPCIDBC) has laid emphasis on constructing parks to keep the environment of the Kathmandu valley clean and green, conserve the historical, archaeological and cultural heritages related to the river system, and identify and protect entire Bagmati civilisation.
Parks are being built on the premises of some temples in the vicinity of Bagmati River which is considered to be holy in the Hindu and Buddhist religions.
The UN Park that was established in 2052 BS in Jwagal, Lalitpur is now under the ownership of HPCIDBC. Works are underway to beautify the UN Park having greenery in its surrounding.
Information Officer at HPCIDBC, Kamal Aryal, informed that various parks have already been constructed along Bagmati River and some are in progress. Around 1,576 ropanis of land under the UN Park have come under the ownership of the Committee.
Aryal shared, “There are altogether 31 big and small parks along the Bagmati corridor. We have leased some parts of land to different organisations for park management purposes for a definite period. The organisations have constructed parks with different names.”
The parks along Bagmati corridor have been constructed by extracting soil from the river. The soil swept away by Bagmati River forms mounds which floods carry into the human settlements and parks. The extraction of soil and sand piled up on the river bed helps smooth the flow of river and reduces risks to the human settlements and parks nearby.
Construction of parks near the corridor also helps maintain the cleanliness of the river. No ticket arrangement has been placed for the entrance to the recently-constructed parks. A small amount is being charged for the shooting of music video.
HPCIDBC said ticket arrangement will further make the park management effective.
The committee shared that all the parks will be handed over to the metropolitan cities for sound management and preservation once the construction works are completed.
