Labor Culture Park turns into a tourist destination
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Sunsari. The Shram Sanskriti Park located on the border of Dharan sub-metropolis-13 and 20 has become the centre of attraction for domestic and foreign tourists of late.
} Until a few years ago, this area which was a desolate and deserted forest has now become known as a popular tourist destination after being developed through voluntary labour. Especially, the attractive water fountain built inside the park is attracting many people.
Hari Narayan Chaudhary, who came here from Dhangadhimai Municipality of Siraha, said that although he had visited Dharan many times, he found it very enjoyable to visit the park for the first time.TAG_OPEN_div_60 “I saw and heard it on social media and it was very fun to come here this time. I felt that it is a very beautiful natural park,” he said, adding, “I had plans to visit other places of Dharan as well, but the environment here did not make me want to go to the end.” ”
Chaudhary said that the park has given a message that such a Bagar area can become an excellent tourist destination if the natural structures are conserved and beautified.TAG_OPEN_div_58 “The park built with the help of voluntary labour has given a new feeling. It is very nice to see flowers, chautara and greenery all around. Other regions of the country should also learn from this,” he said.
The area was earlier known as ‘Osho Park’, BP Park but now it is known as ‘Shram Sanskriti Park’.TAG_OPEN_div_56 Dozens of small and big parks have been constructed around the park, which was developed through the Shramdaan campaign. SDB Park, Rock Garden, Children Park, Senior Citizens Park and other infrastructures are located here. Similarly, the ‘Gorkha Chautari’ built by the Gorkhali ex-Lahure has also become another tourist attraction.
The park area is surrounded by greenery and gardens covered with different species of fruits and plants. Inside the park, there are statues depicting the local life, which attract the attention of tourists.
} The park has been constructed in the Bagar area of Sardu, Khardu and Nisane rivers, with fruit plants, Chautara as a resting place and attractive gardens. Likewise, a model of a saw-cutting saw reflecting the identity of Dharan and a chindo related to Kirat culture have been constructed in the shape of a tap. Various donors have built structures in memory of their relatives.
It has made it easier to bring in domestic and foreign tourists. Jayanti Jimmy, who came to visit with his friends from Jhapa, said he was happy to see the rapid development of the park. “The park has become very attractive as various structures have been constructed in one place through voluntary labour”, he said, adding, “When I first came here five or six years ago, I saw only forests, bushes and streams all around. It was very happy and fun. ”
With the construction of the park, the number of hotels and eateries in the surrounding area has increased significantly.TAG_OPEN_div_48 According to Suraj Gurung, a local hotelier, the park has seen a significant increase in business after the construction of the park. “In the past, there used to be only four or five eateries near the river, but now more than two dozen have come into operation,” he said.
Hundreds TAG_OPEN_div_46 of tourists from Dharan, Panchthar, Tehrathum, Dhankuta, Itahari, Morang, Jhapa and other districts and also from abroad visit the country every day. “Tourists who come here in the morning spend the whole day here as there are many attractive parks at a single place,” Gurung said.
According to Punendra Prasad Limbu, chairman of the Park Conservation Committee, the place was used only as a pedestrian route in the past.TAG_OPEN_div_44 According to him, around five hundred to one thousand tourists visit the country daily and as many as five thousand tourists visit Nepal on holidays.
The area was developed through a voluntary labour campaign initiated under the leadership of the then mayor of Dharan Sub-Metropolitan City, Harka Raj Rai (Sampang).TAG_OPEN_div_42 According to Limbu, the park was constructed with the help and voluntary contribution of donors at home and abroad.
According to him, the park currently employs 25 to 28 people.TAG_OPEN_div_40 Currently, three ticket counters are in operation in the park area and employees have been deployed for the protection of the planted plants.
He said that the park would be more systematic if the park could be managed as there is a problem of damage to some structures due to floods during the rainy season as the park is located on the banks of the river.TAG_OPEN_div_38
More physical infrastructure works are being done to make the park area more beautiful and attractive. Prior to the construction of the park, Osho Park and BP Park were constructed in the area in 2075/76 BS with the help of former lawmaker Jaya Kumar Rai’s MP Area Development Fund.
Similarly, a staircase to the Ghirling remnant was constructed at BP Park area with the help of Rs 10 lakh from the fund of former MP Krishna Kumar Rai.TAG_OPEN_div_34 Lawmaker Jaya Kumar Rai said the construction of these infrastructures would contribute a lot to promote local tourism.
With the assistance of Rs 4 million from the Koshi State government, around TAG_OPEN_div_32 one kilometer road has been blacktopped to reach the Shram Sanskriti Park from Fusre Chowk in Dharan Sub-Metropolitan City-13.
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