16 years after the contract was awarded, the reconstruction work of Acham Palace has reached the stage of completion. Locals are happy to see the historical palace in its old form. On February 4, 2058, the Achham Palace, which housed the government office in the district, was destroyed in the attack of the then rebel Maoists.

Locals say that the work of rebuilding the palace in the middle of Mangalsen market has been affected due to political pressure, negligence of the contractor, etc. Khakendra Wik said that the practice of repeatedly making the issue of palace reconstruction an election agenda but not working has been overshadowed so far.

The political parties here who made the election agenda also played politics above the palace. When it appears that the construction will be completed, the political parties are trying to claim that it was built by them," he said. Let's not stop the work with unnecessary politics.

80-year-old Kapure Nagarjee of Mangalsen says that after the destruction of Mangalsen's jeweled palace, the market is incomplete and deserted. Even though it is late, the palace looks like old. The whole history of Achham is connected with this palace. This ruined palace is not only lit up. It seems like history has risen once again," he said.

Mangalsen Municipality Mayor Padam Bahadur Bohra said that with the completion of the construction of the palace under the archeology department, there should be a discussion about who will own it.

'Earlier, all the government offices, including the administration and the police, were inside this palace. Now, separate buildings for all the offices are being built," he said. "If the palace is to be turned into a museum, all the old historical things inside the palace have been destroyed. The question of what to put in here to make a museum will also arise.' He said that since the

palace will also be protected, steps should be taken to build the administrative building of Mangalsen Municipality. Chief District Officer of Achham, Shiv Prasad Lamsal, said that as the local administration is constantly monitoring, the reconstruction of the palace can be completed before Dasain.

The roof of the palace has been covered. Even when it is raining, the work inside has been completed,' he said, 'it seems that the issue of how the palace can be used after the completion of the construction work has to be discussed.' . To complete the construction of the palace in 2067, a contract was signed with five construction companies namely Rajendra, Saud, Tulchidurga, Badimalika and Kuwar for 22.5 million. In the beginning, the authority came in the name of Meen Bahadur Kuwan, but when they could not work, other construction companies left with some money.

Rajendra and Saud Construction are currently in charge of construction. Jai Bahadur Saud, director of Saud Construction, said that since the palace has to be built according to the old structure, wood of the required species is not easily available.

Previously, the district administration office, malpot, district court and other offices were operating in Darbar, but at the time of the attack, the headquarters was only the district administration office. Prajia Mohansingh Khatri was also killed in the attack. In the incident, 122 people including 53 soldiers, 59 policemen, 2 civil servants and 8 civilians lost their lives in the incident.