LALITPUR, Rajkulo was of great
importance for irrigation and water supply in Lalitpur and Kathmandu Valley.
It is difficult to find traces of the dynasties
developed in the Lichchhavi period. However, some property lovers are engaged
in the search for the Lichchhavi period prince.
His temple in Lalitpur, between Lelekhola and
Nalukhola, is the temple of Aju or Tikabhairav. This area has been the source
or starting point of Rajkulo since the Lichhavi period. Who used to make Patan
city and the surrounding fields green.
In the records of Shivadev and Anshuvarma, it is
mentioned that there is a system of Rajkulo and a system of Gosthika or Guthi.
This archeologically and historically important
princely state was irrigated in various areas and also had water sources in
ponds and dug wells.
Most of the hits and ponds in the area have dried
up due to the encroachment of Rajkulo along with uncontrolled urbanization.
However, the Godavari Municipality of Lalitpur is
currently rebuilding and cleaning the Tikabhairav Rajkulo.
Rajkulo, which stretches from Tikabhairav Lele
to Patan Durbar area and Kupandol, is being revived.
According to the municipality, Rajkulo is being
cleaned and maintained from Tikabhairav Nallu to Khumaltar with the financial
support of the Bagmati state government.
About four kilometers of Rajkulo has been erased
during the construction of the ring road.
Engineer Alok Siddhi Tuladhar says that the
ancestral Rajkulo is a historical heritage as a source of natural water.
The Lalitpur Municipal Corporation has stated that
a technical study is underway to bring Rajkulo, which has been broken since
2046 BS, to Patan from the ring road.
After reviving Tikabhairav Rajkulo, about 60,000
ropanis of land in Lalitpur area could be irrigated.
Jagatman Maharjan, a local of Tikabhairav, says
that agricultural production should be increased in the valley by conserving
the thousands of years old heritage.
If this princely state is fully operational, most
of the original heritages of Latilpur will be revived with ponds, dug wells and
wells.
To the north of Kathmandu, the Rajkulo was
extended from Shivpuri Hills to Basantapur Durbar, from Bhaktapur to Nagarkot
via Siddhapokhari and from Lalitpur to Lele to Patan Durbar.
Due to unmanaged urbanization, Kathmandu's Rajkulo
has been eroded. Therefore, there is no alternative to restoring the royal
heritage by making a long-term plan.
