Indra Jatra is devoid of joy due to the lack of reconstruction of the dilapidated police building

Stakeholders say that there is a problem in showing these dances because the police building, which was destroyed by the earthquake of 2072, could not be reconstructed in its old form.

On the west side of the huge statue of Kalbhairav ​​in the palace area, before the establishment of the police building in an area of ​​2 and a half ropani, there was a three-storied flat in the area until 1934 . V.No. After the flat was destroyed by the 1990 earthquake, The police building was built in 2015.

With the construction of the police building, religious activities such as playing instruments during the Sattal, Double Masseita Indrajatra, lighting lamps during the Seto Matsyendranath Rath Yatra, lighting the island to pray for the peace of the departed relatives by the members of the Lichchavi Raj family have stopped. .

Central Police Spokesperson Deputy Inspector General of Police Dan Bahadur Karki said that discussions are underway to demolish the dilapidated police building in the Hunman Door Darbar area and construct a heritage-friendly tourist police building. "Since it is a tourist area, discussions are being held with the relevant concerned agencies about building a tourist police building in the historical original style without damaging the archaeological significance," he said.

Uddhav Karmacharya, the priest of Taleju in the Hunman Door Darbar area, said that all the stakeholders including the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Department of Archeology, and others should work together to rebuild it in the form it was before it was destroyed in 1990 . "I request the Cabinet for this," he said According to priest Karmacharya, it can be easily observed by common people. The land on which the former police building was built against the standards in the area listed as a World Heritage Site is in the name of the Ministry of Home Affairs. According to section 3 (d) of the Ancient Monuments Protection Act, there is a provision that the Department of Archeology should protect ancient monuments and archaeological sites that are considered important from a national and international point of view.

Director General of the Department of Archeology Saubhagya Pradhanang said that since the police building is under the Ministry of Home Affairs, correspondence has been made to remove the legal hurdles necessary to demolish it and reconstruct it in the old style . "There has been no response from the said agency," she said.

Now the building has made the heritage area ugly and there is also a high risk of human accidents due to the collapse of the building. Heritage activist Yada Lal Kayastha said that even after drawing the attention of the concerned bodies several times to protect the reputation of the Hanuman Dhoka Darbar area, no one showed any interest. "If the building can be demolished in time and rebuilt in the old style, the risk of accidents will be reduced," he said. The service has started from the 10th of August from the newly constructed building at Bhadrakali of the district police complex.