BHAKTAPUR: The 300-year-old notable ponds Nigu Pukhu, privately called 'dui pokhari' (two ponds) in Madhyapur Thimi Municipality, has been reestablished to its unique state from Wednesday. The Municipality has reproduced its noteworthy pond and transformed it into the first structure by filling it with water, which was a football ground and attacked by grass and weeds until two years prior.
The municipality has begun a protection mission of the acclaimed recorded Nigu Pukhu and its encompassing gathering pauwas (resting places) at an expected expense of Rs. 130 million. The reconstruction of the two ponds was finished at Rs. 30 million, said Mayor of the Municipality Madan Sundar Shrestha. After finishing the reconstruction, water has been filled for the forthcoming Biska Jatra on Baishak 1 (celebration is commended toward the beginning of the New Year in the Bikram Sambat schedule). The municipality had finished the reconstruction of one of the two ponds and filled it with water for the last Biska Jatra.
As per Mayor Shrestha, the ponds have been built utilizing Dachi Appa blocks known as teliya ita with the goal that the water doesn't dry out. The ponds have been recreated in the customary style by setting six creeps of dark dirt, three crawls of ordinary mud in addition and again another six crawls of dark mud and Dachi Appa on the exceptionally top. Neighborhood customers' gathering has been prepared for the reconstruction of the ponds, he said.
As per the municipality, there is an arrangement to re-energize two ponds with water by treating the rainwater. We are additionally intending to gather rainwater from Rajganesh to Digu Bhairav in the municipality. The water will be released into the ponds after the treatment interaction. Rupesh Shrestha, an inhabitant of Ward No. 4 of the municipality, said that he had never seen such magnificence nearby previously. "The wells in the zone were going to dry, however after filling water in the ponds, wells have begun to re-energize. The zone looks so perfect and cloudy after filling water in both the ponds," he said.
Presently individuals have begun strolling around the ponds, doing morning and evening strolls, while kids are seen cheerfully playing with the water, elderly folks individuals are discovered conversing with one another sitting close by the ponds. It seems like the city is getting another life, Shrestha said. The pond had transformed into field and a jungle gym because of absence of assurance and protection. "We are glad to see the improvement of the municipality and it will be another vacationer location in the area soon," he said.
The Bagmati state government has assigned around Rs. 3.9 million for the protection and rebuilding of the northern pond, which is twice just about as extensive as the southern one. The pond on the south side is five feet down and the one on the north side is seven feet down.
After the fruition of reconstruction and filling up with water, the greater pond will be opened for sailing. "We are intending to create it as an appealing vacationer location for inner and outside sightseers," he said. It is said that Ganga Maharani set up the two ponds around 300 years prior and gave water
sources to individuals of Madhyapur Thimi. Both the ponds had been transformed into prairie in 2015 BS to invite King Mahendra to the territory. There are 25 ponds in the municipality and seven of them are currently reconstruction, Mayor Shrestha said.
