Needs For Improvements

Needs For Improvements

Bhaktapur Durbar Area

Of course Nepal is a rich country regarding culture, arts, crafts, customs, traditions and heritages. There are hundreds of temples, monuments and structures of historical and religious importance in Kathmandu Valley alone. That is why it is called the City Of Temples. Also places out of Valley have numerous such religious sites. But they have not come to recognition yet and need more exploration and research. For now UNESCO has recognized only ten of our heritage sites and has enlisted them in World Heritage Sites.

Those heritages have passed to us by our Ancestors and they are the result of the hard-work of our ancestors alone. We have inherited them as a free gift. That may be the reason why we take them as granted. But it is completely wrong to do so. Those heritages must be well preserved in order to preserve our identity and a way to represent us in the outer world. We must be aware that as UNESCO has enlisted our heritages in World Heritage Sites, it can also remove them from the list. As we know that UNESCO has threatened to remove our heritages from its list several times, it is time we discuss about the weakness of our heritage sites and step forward to bring out the improvements.

Pedestrians in Basantapur Area

List of threatened Heritage Sites of Nepal

The act of threatening and taking back the threatening to remove from World Heritage Sites has been going on by UNESCO for quite a time. The following Heritage Sites have faced such situations:

1) Pashupatinath Temple

2) Kathmandu Durbar Square

3) Patan Durbar Square

4) Bhaktapur Durbar Square

5) Lumbini

Unorganized situation of Pashupatinath

Pashupatinath Temple

There are lots and lots of improvements to be done in the Temple premises. It is quite disappointing to see the cow dungs at the entrance of the premises which is quite odourful and unpleasant. Similarly, as Pashupatinath is situated on the bank of Bagmati River and the river is quite polluted, there is a need to make improvements in those sectors.

Kathmandu Durbar Square

Although located at the Capital City, this area has not seen activities as it should have seen. We find quite disappointing to see vehicles running through the premises which makes visitors uneasy and irritated. Similary the structures are seen covered by dirt and dust which makes them unattractive.

Bhaktapur Durbar Square

Though considered one of the beautiful cities of the country, it is found to have been ignored in case of timely renovation and cleanliness . Here also we find vehicles plying in the premises and another thing is the increase in numbers of beggars and stray dogs in the area which of course drive the visitors away.