Butwal sub-metropolitan city to construct park in all wards

RUPENDEHI : With an aim to promote greenery in the city, the Butwal Sub-metropolitan City is mulling a plan to construct at least one public park in every ward. It has 19 wards.
The sub-metropolitan city, the temporary capital of the Province-5, has allocated Rs 12 million for the same in the current fiscal year, according to Kalpana Aryal, an official at the tourism promotion division of the Sub Metropolis.
The project was forwarded with the collaboration of the province government. The hill park, Ramapithecus Park and Mani Mukunda Sen park were being constructed and upgraded lately.
Mayor Shivaraj Subedi stated that this would help to attract more tourists.
Prior to this, the sub-metropolis has developed a long term plan to develop it as an archaeological settlement, building Batauli Museum in the old building of the then Butwal Municipality, construction of a massive statue of Buddha at Hill Park and Buddha Circuit Park, preparation for the construction of Ramapithekas Geological Park at Shivanagar community forest.