A sisterly relationship has been established between Tarakhola Rural Municipality of Baglung and Bharatpur Metropolitan Municipality. On Monday, Tarakhola rural municipality chairman Dhan Bahadur Bik (Himal) and Bharatpur Metropolitan Municipality chief Renu Dahal signed an agreement to cooperate in agriculture, health, education, tourism and other fields.
Tarakhola rural municipality is a self-sufficient municipality in agriculture and small scale industries. Potatoes, greens, beans, mushrooms, radishes and other vegetables are produced here. Farmers sell potatoes to Pokhara, Kathmandu and Butwal. Commercial cardamom production has started. Allo, Dhaka weaving and Nepali paper production are considered to be excellent. Apart from that, nearly two dozen stone industries are also operating in Tarakhola. There are also half a dozen hydroelectric projects in Tarakhola. Some constructions have been completed and some are under construction.
There are also dozens of cultures in Tarakhola. Festivals such as Sisno Khosne, Pado, burning of straw, Asare Mela are also celebrated. Tarkhola and Bharatpur have also agreed to reduce costs, maximize the use of resources and provide effective services while doing their work.
Local Government Operation Act 2074, chapter 6, section 26 (k) has provision to establish sister relationship. Both municipalities have signed an agreement to cooperate in market management for education, health, agriculture, tourism, fire brigade, ambulance service, settlement development, technology, culture and enterprise development. Their agreement also mentions cooperation and exchange of experience in physical and economic development. Both municipalities will work on the promotion of
tourist spots. It is said that both municipalities will cooperate in the marketing of original agricultural produce. In Tarakhola, lime and parakote buffalo are reared, sheep and goats are also reared. Most of the people living here are Magar and Dalit community.
Bik said that this relationship has opened a new door in the long-term development of both municipalities. "This is the belief that the big city and the small village can maintain sisterly relationship," Bik said, "People will soon get the results of the relationship."
Dahal also said that cooperation between local levels will help to move on the path of long-term development. A team including ward presidents and administrative officers went to Bharatpur for the agreement.
During the public awareness campaign conducted by the CPN Maoist Center on the Madhyapahari Lokmarg, the leader along with the president Pushpa Kamal Dahal came to Tarakhola to stay for a day. On that occasion, Bik welcomed the leaders including Dahal on behalf of the municipality. Mayor of Bharatpur Dahal is daughter. In Tarakhola and Bharatpur, both the local levels have been won consecutively by the candidates of the Maoist Center.
Earlier, Tarakhola has established a sister relationship between Gulmi's Dhurkot Rural Municipality and Tanahun's Bandipur Rural Municipality. Those municipalities have also been visiting each other, cooperating in development work and exchanging products.
