An attempt to restore the Palpa Palace complex to its original form

Falgun 27, 2080

Madhav Aryal

An attempt to restore the Palpa Palace complex to its original form

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The then West Commander General Pratap Shamsher In 1989, the Palpa Palace area, which was rebuilt, has been restored to its old form. Palpa Palace, which was built for private purposes to conduct administrative work, has become a museum after 2072. Archeology department, federal, state and local governments have tried to restore it to its old form.

Santosh Lal Shrestha, Mayor of Tansen Municipality, said that construction of walls, gates, courtyards and main doors have started in the Palpa Palace complex. The main area of ​​Tansen Bazar is being built in the outer part towards Makhantol in historical form.

vs. In 1911, a one and a half meter wide hard rock wall was built around the Palpa Palace to protect it. In the shape and form of the same wall, the Archeology Department, Lumbini Provincial Government, and Tansen Municipality have started making it with investment. Lumbini State Government  With an investment of 50 million, it has helped to build a 50-meter wall from the administration to the Darbar gate.  From the gate of the palace to the Shitalpati area, the work of constructing a wall in an area of ​​73 meters with an investment of 8 million has progressed. 

Engineer Ram Prasad Shrestha of Tansen Municipality said that in addition to the construction of sewers in this area, the historical wall will be protected. He said that the construction of the wall is going on in full swing so that it can be completed by the end of June 2081. "We will work without damaging the old structure here," he said, "it will be built according to what it was like yesterday." The locals have complained that the stones and bricks of archaeological importance have not been fully protected. 

"Some stones and bricks have been taken to the dumping site under the pretext of dumping soil," said a resident of Makhantol, "The municipality should also appoint a supervisor for this." But because it has not been dug, there is a possibility that important items may come out of it. While digging with a dozer for the wall, copper gagris have also been found. District Administration Office Officer Yajneshwar Panthi said that the copper vessels found at the excavation site are safe in the storeroom of the District Administration Office. 

Stone printing has been done inside and outside Palpa Palace Museum premises. Tansen Municipality had allocated a budget of 41 lakh rupees in the current financial year. There is an additional budget of 50 lakhs of Lumbini state government. The work of making the main door inside the palace complex has not yet started. "The tender has been launched," said Mayor Shrestha.

The Department of Archeology has already selected a builder to build the main door in Shittalapati. The businessman has not started work. The department has contracted for 81 lakh 95 thousand 129 rupees to repair and improve the structure of that area including the main door. It is claimed that Muldho located in Sittalparti is the oldest big door in Nepal. Historian Nirmal Shrestha said that the historical Muldho built during the Rana period is now dilapidated. 

The then prime minister Jung Bahadur Rana's brother Badrinarsinh, while staying in Tansen, had the main door constructed from 1911 to 1930. Historian Shrestha says that the main door on the outside of the Palpa Palace complex may have been built according to the security policy of that time. "Sittalparti, Muldhoka, Khadga pillar and others are of archaeological importance," he said, "it should be protected and the objects found here should be protected." 

As it is a commanding place in the western region, there are three molds in the Palpa Palace complex. Common people have not even been able to see the three boxes inside the district coordination committee building. Historian Shrestha said that Palpa Palace was first built in 1969 in British style. The Darwar covers an area of ​​only 7 ropani 14 annas 2 paisa 1 daam.

There are about 50 acres of land in its premises. Palpa Palace had 4 floors, 63 rooms, 2 meeting rooms and 2 towers. Most of the offices were operating in this palace till 18th January 2062. Before the Palpa palace was damaged, there were district administration, district development committee, property, national investigation, public prosecutor's office, chief district officer's residence and so on. 

Palpa Gowda's stationed man spent four years to take care of his son Kedarnarsih and himself being stationed in B.S. During his stay in Palpa from 1911 to 1930, Badrinarsingh built Palpa Palace for the first time. In the place where the palace is located later. Historian Shrestha said that the palace was rebuilt by Pratap Shamsher in 1983.

General Pratapshamsher came to Palpa in 1982 and stayed as a stationed man till 28th of January 1989. After being damaged by the attack of the then rebel CPN Maoists on 18 January 2062, it has now been rebuilt. After that Palpa Durbar Museum has been developed as a tourist destination in Lumbini Province, Deputy Head of Tansen Municipality Pratiksha Gaha Sinjali said. 

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