KATHMANDU: Renovation of historical Kamalpokhari (pond of lotus) at Kathmandu Metropolitan City-1 in Kathmandu district has been taken forward.
The local level here in coordination with the Kamalpokhari Sports Club has been undertaking the renovation.
The project missed the completion deadline of the Nepali month of Ashad, 2077 BS due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, said ward chair of KMC-1 Bharat Lal Shrestha.
The pond has been an attraction to the tourists visiting the area wherein they particularly visit the area to see fishes grown by the sports club.
The pond is the main source of income to the club through fish farming and fees charged for tourists to visit the area.
The beauty of the pond has been, however, dented by the concrete buildings built around wantonly and it has been shrunk to 18 ropani of lands from around 40 with human encroachment on the lands, according to the locals.
Local social worker Arun Singh KC called for the conservation of the pond for its historical significance.
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