Dharahara is open from Constitution Day

The Nautale Dharahara of Oo Bela is now Baisatale (with two underground floors). In this way, the general public will be able to climb the Dharahara, which has been completely built, from October 3, i.e. Constitution Day.

Ministry of Urban Development has temporarily prepared the Dharahara operation. Also, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli inaugurated Dharahara on 11 Baisakh 078. Even though it was inaugurated, it could not be put into operation because the construction was not completed. At the time of inauguration, the construction of other structures inside and around the tower was not finished.

Secretary of the Ministry of Urban Development, Mani Ram Gelal, said that preparations are being made to open the new Dharahara near the ruins of the old Dharahara to the general public since Constitution Day. "We are planning to open the Dharahara every day from 8 am to 7 pm," he said. One elevator can fit up to 10 people.

For the time being, the general public will not have to pay a fee to climb the tower. "It is not possible to run for free all the time, we have made arrangements to climb the tower for free during the trial period," Gelal said. He said that water fountains will be operated around Dharahara. Kathmandu Valley Water Supply Limited (KUKL) has provided water to Dharahara area. Gelal said that the Nepal Electricity Authority has placed a dedicated feeder for

electricity. He said that the Ministry of Home Affairs is providing 24-hour police and the necessary personnel are managed by the Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration.

'After the decision of the Council of Ministers to open Dharahara came to the ministry on Sunday, we will sit down with representatives of Home, Federal, Electricity Authority and KUKL to discuss how to operate it,' Gelal said, 'Software will have to be made for online booking, it will take a few days.

Ministry has prepared a new procedure for the operation of Dharahara and sent it to the relevant ministries for their opinion. The Ministry has made a procedure to lease the private sector for a fixed period in the future. For that, it is said that the company will be selected through open competition. Procedures related to Dharahara operations were prepared and sent to the Ministry of Finance. Gelal told that it was sent to the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs for an opinion with the consent of Artha.

'After receiving the opinion from the Ministry of Law, we will send it to the Council of Ministers,' he said, 'then we will operate it according to the procedure.'

075 The deadline for the construction of the tower, which was started on October 14, has been extended only six times. According to the initial contract agreement, the period to be completed is on October 14, 2017. Even though the deadline was extended for the fifth time till 080 October, the work was not completed. The deadline has been extended for the sixth time till the next October 20. Its contract has been taken by GIETC-Raman JV. Although GIETC is a Chinese company, the work was done by the Nepali contractor Raman Construction, which was awarded the contract for 3.48 billion 1.6 million rupees.

So far, more than 2 billion 95 million 93 million rupees have been spent on the construction of the tower. Deputy Prime Minister and Urban Development Minister Prakashman Singh has been guiding the Urban Development and Building Construction Department and the builders to complete the work of Dharahara quickly. The government's 100-day action plan was set to carry it out. Although that time will reach in October, the ministry has already said that it is going to be operated temporarily.