After most of the structures constructed earlier were swept away by the floods, a master plan is being prepared for the riverside area.TAG_OPEN_div_50
After the flood in the river entered the market, a delegation of the Chitwan Chamber of Commerce and Industry met with Rabi Lamichhane, member of the House of Representatives from the same constituency and Rastriya Samajwadi Party President, with a demand to save the market and manage the riverbank area.TAG_OPEN_div_48
After the meeting, the Ministry of Infrastructure Development had formed a task force to formulate the master plan after the request of President Lamichhane. According to the central treasurer of the RSP, Dr. Manohar Pradhan, the task force formed by the ministry after the request of the party president has started a field study.TAG_OPEN_div_46
The task force was formed on October 7 under the coordination of Deepak Shrestha, Senior Divisional Engineer of the Department of Urban Development and Building Construction. The members of the task force are Krishna Kumar Maharjan, chief of Intensive Urban and Building Construction Project, Chitwan, Laxmi Shobha Maharjan, engineer Apsana Shrestha and engineer Sijan Shrestha of Intensive Urban and Building Construction Project, Chitwan.TAG_OPEN_div_44
According to Pradhan, the ministry has formed a task force to formulate a master plan to develop the bank area of the Narayani River in Narayangadh Bazaar as a beautification and ‘recreation’ site. The task force has already held discussions with the stakeholders in Bharatpur in the first phase.TAG_OPEN_div_42
The meeting held discussions with the Mayor of Bharatpur Metropolitan City, Chitwan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Chief of Irrigation and Water Resources Management Project, Chitwan, among others.TAG_OPEN_div_40
Shrestha, coordinator of the task force, said that in the first phase, the river bank should be protected from the embankment. He said that discussions have been held with the Irrigation and Water Resources Management Project, which works on the embankment. He said, “We have come to the conclusion that the work of beautification should be done by protecting the river from the embankment first.” He said that the task force will expedite the work.TAG_OPEN_div_38
{{TAG_OPEN_div_36} The stakeholders have suggested that the embankment of the river bank should be beautified by embankmenting the remaining areas on both sides of the Narayani River towards Chitwan and Nawalparasi. He said that the department is planning to complete the study work immediately and proceed with the work.
Pradhan, who is also a local, said that the work will be carried out in coordination with both the ministries. He said, “The Chairman has directed to immediately carry out necessary works to stop the erosion caused by the Narayani River.”TAG_OPEN_div_34 ”
TAG_OPEN_div_32 A 60-km embankment has to be constructed to protect the settlements of Chitwan and Nawalparasi from the floods and erosion of the Narayani River. It is estimated that more than Rs 22 billion will be spent for this. A field study conducted after the floods in the Narayani River on September 26 showed that an embankment of 15 kilometers towards Chitwan and 45 kilometers towards Nawalparasi is necessary.
According to the Irrigation and TAG_OPEN_div_30 Water Resources Management Project Office, Bharatpur, there will be a risk of river erosion if the construction work is not carried out on time by managing the budget on time.
According to Sagar Poudel, information officer of the office, it is estimated that more than TAG_OPEN_div_28 Rs 22 billion will be spent on the construction of the embankment as per the current market price. Dr. Narayan Prasad Subedi, chief of the office, said that around Rs 6 billion is needed for immediate repair and conservation works to prevent further damage from the river.
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