BP Peace Park sees conservation efforts

BHARATPUR, July 5: Efforts are underway to conserve the BP Peace Park (BP Shanti Nagar Ban) located at Bharatpur metropolis-3 in Chitwan. 

Tasks related to installing BP's statute, placing tiles and erecting walls are being done in the peace park that has long been awaiting conservation.

Deputy Mayor of Bharatpur Metropolitan City, Chitrasen Adhikari said conservation efforts are being undertaken at the cost of Rs 3.5 million under the leadership of the Metropolitan.

Around 112 bighas of land on the Narayani River island has been transformed into the BP Peace Park. A new statue of BP Koirala – a popular democratic leader of Nepal – has been placed in the park. Works related to the management of picnic spots and security guard homes are gaining momentum. 

The park which was conserved by the then City Panchayat with the plantation of saplings has now witnessed further attractive ambiance. 

As the park is being developed as a tourism hub lately, conservation efforts have been stepped up to manage the virgin land, Adhikari informed. He said the Bharatpur ward-3 has formed a users' committee under the leadership of Raghunath Timilsina for expediting conservation efforts. 

Though several efforts were made in the past to develop the area a centre of attraction for tourists, it has long been awaiting conservation. He said the area has a higher potential to make it an attractive hub for domestic and foreign tourists. 

The Bagmati province government has allocated a budget of Rs 1.8 million for the fiscal year 2080-81 for the conservation of BP Peace Park. The conservation efforts are gaining momentum in the area with the support from the local government and provincial government, Adhikari shared.