Users’ committee begins reconstruction of ancient Rato Machhindranath temple

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
KATHMANDU, JULY 10 The users& committee has begun the much-awaited reconstruction of Rato Machhindranath temple in Bungamati of
Lalitpur. Chairperson of the users& committee Amir Shakya said the reconstruction work began on July 6 after performing rituals of Kshama
Puja. Shakya also said the committee members gathered construction material scattered around the temple area and held discussions with
artisans and other construction workers
The users& committee led by Shakya, as recommended by Lalitpur Metropolitan City, had signed an agreement with the Department of Archeology
on June 29, according to Sampat Ghimire, senior divisional engineer at the DoA
The temple was damaged in the 2015 earthquakes
The DoA under the leadership of the NationalReconstruction Authority will monitor technical aspect of the reconstruction. A monitoring
committee has been formed under the leadership of the NRA executive member with other members representing LMC office, concerned ward, DoA,
Bungamati Area Reconstruction and Development Committee, consultants and experts
As per the agreement, the users committee will complete the reconstruction work of the temple by 29 June , 2021 at a cost of Rs 30.08
million, read a press release issued by NRA
The users& committee has been provided with four million rupees as an advance to begin the reconstruction work. Earlier, the government had
given the responsibility of reconstructing the temple to a construction company with financial assistance from the government of Sri
Lanka. As the reconstruction work did not begin on time, the local government representative and the community suggested that the users&
committee reconstruct the temple
The decision to handover the reconstruction of Rato Machhindranath temple was taken at a meeting held at the NRA office in Singha Durbar on
30 December 2019. A version of this article appears in e-paper on July 11, 2020, of The Himalayan Times. The post Users& committee begins
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