Dhorpatan valley looks like a green carpet in monsoon. The natural pleasant environment here gives a lot of pleasure. But since roads and hotels are not up to standard, many tourists have not been able to reach even if they wanted to.
Dhorpatan municipality has repeatedly drawn the attention of the federal and state governments about this problem. Apart from that, the District Coordination Committee has also directed the Saljhandi Dhorpatan Road Project to work on the Baglung section.
After more than 50 km of roads inside Baglung are stuck, it is a pity to reach Dhorpatan . After reaching the valley, there is a shortage of quality hotels and homestays. That is why Dhorpatan's integrated development plan and visible work is needed, says Dhan Bahadur Kayat, head of Kava town. Kayat says, "It is not possible to make an integrated development plan from the internal resources of the city only." In the case of
development plans, local non-governmental organizations have shown interest. BYC Baglung here has worked to make a plan with a base that can be developed maximally by using local resources. It is of Thalo . Team leader Amar Bahadur Thapa informed that the BYC, which is conducting the 'Sustainable Tourism Promotion Project', has started planning with the participation of experts. Plans are being made to prevent the beauty of Dhorpatan from disappearing, to develop homestays by empowering the locals, and to conduct tourist reception programs and to minimize the effects of climate change in the valley.
experts also said that activities such as promoting tourism with their participation, mitigating the effects of climate change up to the valley and Bukipatan, conducting cleaning campaigns, and protecting original art and culture are included in the plan. Deputy Professor Development Officer of the Institute of Forestry Studies in Pokhara, who is working on the planning, said that the protection of the environment has been made the first indicator. "In the plan we will make, we will give priority to the protection of the environment," he said, "We will also pay attention to the preservation of local art and culture." As a
expert group, CTEVT's Jeevan Bhandari, local people's representatives, chairpersons of 16 wards of Dhorpatan municipality and Nisikhola rural municipality, teachers and social leaders are participating. Children's participation in the sustainable development campaign is sought by forming a children's club in each ward. Thapa said that it is possible to make adolescent groups and village development organizations partners in development and make them adopt the plan.
Bhadramani Sunar, chairman of Ward No. 8, said recently that plastic waste has been increasing in Dhorpatan Valley. Even up to Bukipatan, as there is a lot of plastic items, cleaning and even the locals are going to be taught to collect the waste and send it. Farmers have also been supported in the protection of Raithane products . Sunar said, ``Nowadays, Raithane potato will also disappear,'' said Sunar.
An expert suggests that the restoration of the dying lake should be started by protecting the lake in Dhorpatan . For that, the study of biological diversity in the area and the collection of data is also being done. Dhorpatan also has more than a dozen wetlands including Rudra Lake, Barah Lake. He said that apart from naur, ghoral and wild boar found in the valley, they will also coordinate with the hunting reserve to find and list the endangered species of animals and birds. Thapa informed that the plan will be made by including all nature indicators except the disputed intermediate area.
