Rajakot Historical Site in Dang Faces Neglect Despite Tourism Potential

Dang. Rajakot, a historical place in Dangisharan Rural Municipality-2, has been neglected. This place also holds potential in terms of tourism. From there, all parts of the district can be seen, and it holds tourism potential as various mountain ranges including Sisne Himal, Putha Himal, and Machhapuchhre can be seen.

According to local Madan Gharti, from there, the Babi River, Rapti River, and various parts of Banke can also be observed. Similarly, since various forests can also be observed, it has been started to be developed as a tourist area. "From this area, various mountains can be seen along with the district's terrain, and all the plains of the Terai can be seen", he said, "Therefore, it can be developed as a tourist center."

According to local Chakramilan Bishwakarma, it is also a place where Dangisharan Raja used to stay when he had malaria. According to him, there is also an old telecom tower in the same place. Which was a famous tower in Western Nepal. Rajakot can be reached by walking five kilometers from Goltakuri. Since there was also the Tilakanya pass, which was used by citizens of Rukum, Salyan, and Rolpa when going to the market some time ago, this area is also excellent in terms of tourism. Which can be reached by walking five kilometers uphill from Goltakuri in Dangisharan Rural Municipality-2.

If it can be developed as a tourist area, the youth will also be self-employed. It can be reached by walking here. There is no road yet. It can be reached by walking for two hours. Ramesh Bhandari, spokesperson of Dangisharan Rural Municipality, said that cooperation from all sectors is needed to develop it as a tourist area. According to him, the municipality has also started efforts for its tourism development.