Dharahara to get a new home in Ratna Park

David · **Dharahara to get a new home in Ratna Park -** 31-03-2006, 07:30 PM

Dharahara to get a new home in Ratna Park
Bhimsen Thapa
Kathmandu, March 31:
(1st april 06 "the himalayan times" )

Kathmandu’s skyline may soon change for the better if the authorities relocate Dharahara, the valley’s most famous landmark, to Ratna Park. A plan has been formulated to shift the monument from the congested Sundhara area.
A committee of experts which went into this issue has suggested Ratna Park as the new home for Dharahara. The committee submitted its report to the Kathmandu Municipal Corporation recently. It suggested shifting of the tower as its structure is being weakened by increasing pollution and vibrations from vehicles. It also said the structure is located in an extremely vulnerable seismic zone.
The committee which was headed by well-known British architect Peter Sellers conducted extensive studies on the monument using sophisticated equipment.
The committee also cautioned that the life of the tower could be reduced if immediate conservation measures were not initiated. It suggested hiring of the Paris-based Monument Relocation Centre (MRC) to carry out the relocation.
The MRC, incidentally, has an enviable track record. It relocated a few Pyramids in Egypt, ancient temples in India and a few Mayan structures in Peru. Its most recent project is the relocation of a few temples in the state of Madhya Pradesh in India which were submerged by the Narmada dam project. When contacted, MRC head, Ms Lirpa Loof, confirmed they had been sounded out by Peter Sellers about the project. “We are awaiting an official word from the Nepal government. All I can say now is that we are extremely interested in implementing the project,” she added.
Meanwhile some senior KMC engineers have finalised a blue-print for productive use of the huge area once Dharahara is relocated. That is constructing a multi-storied building after Dharahara’s relocation.
The complex will house a three-tiered public parking lot, a multiplex with three modern cinema theatres, a food court, a bowling alley and a museum.
The proposed parking lot is expected to solve parking problems in the Sundhara, Ason and New Road areas.
The KMC officials have suggested Italian-born British architect Richard Rogers who designed London’s Millennium Dome to design the complex tentatively named “Dharahara complex”.
The monument was erected by then Prime Minister General Bhim Sen Thapa in 1826 A.D. It was renovated in 1936 by Prime Minister Juddha Shumsher.
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this is what we are guys.....NEPALI!.......what u think about this article? ..do u think its better to shift, just because sundhara,newroad and some commercial area is crowded.....cant it be well renovate again using better technics?..............our fucking politics and related business..............MY COUNTRY MY FATE!

RAAZ · **That was April FOOL -** 31-03-2006, 11:28 PM

Hey David,
That was just an APRIL FOOL

post by Himalayan Times. I think you didn't see the 3rd page (left top corner).

This is their trend, printing a April Fool post every year on April 1st. Check that out. Last year it was "YETI SEEN IN NEPALI HIMALAYA"

Nevr Mind. HAPPY APRIL FOOL'S DAY to all the xenoMED members.

Paranoid · 04:51 AM

even i thought it was real.. hehehe... nice one that was.. enjoyed it

hey raaz r u fooling us??? heheheh

happy april fool's day

GUNNER · 01-04-2006, 04:53 AM

LOL..april fool....at first thought after reading the article, i believed it...

David · 01-04-2006, 05:11 AM

hey buddy......im still in confuse yar......i read out through net...so unable to see 3rd page.......or hey razz u trying to make us fool!...........if raaz is right then,I'LL BE THE BIGGEST FOOL IN THIS WORLD.......anyway APRI FOOL guys......

embolus · 01-04-2006, 06:10 AM

Oey yarr maile pani ahile samma tei bhan thanya thiyee maile ta imagine pani gari sake thee kasto hola yadi dharhahra saryoo bhane bhanrea.. mero sathi ko ghar tei chha ani maile sochdai thiye bhuchalo gayema sathi ko ghar safe hune bhoo bhanera...

biggest fool bhaiyoo yarr

Paranoid · 02-04-2006, 08:55 PM

did u check out writer' name.. its bhimsen thapa.... hehhehehhe

RAAZ · **Made Fools -** 02-04-2006, 10:21 PM

Well,
The Himalayan Times this year made a fool of lot of their readers.

Sarensa · 02-04-2006, 10:32 PM

Actually friends, Raaz was too surprised about the news in the beginning and then i showed him the 3rd page. He was made a fool too.

David · 02-04-2006, 11:34 PM

once i get shocked, when i saw the writer.....and again i thought there might be someone else, who is the biggest fan of Bhimsen thapa, so........!!!!!!!!!!! anyway ...hope eveybody enjoyed it.......thanks for truth guys(never let it sold...JAY NEPAL)................