Nuwakot: The Chinese side begins reconstructing the religious and archaeological heritage of Nuwakot, including the seven-story Nuwakot Darbar, which was damaged by the earthquake.
The Chinese government has taken responsibility for rebuilding the heritage in the district that was destroyed by the quake nine years ago.
Rajan Shrestha, the chief of Bidur Municipality informed that the Chinese side will now proceed with regular work.
As per their demand, road access, regular and reliable electricity transmission lines, places for storing construction materials, and access to water have been arranged to transport construction materials to the construction site.
An agreement was reached between the governments of Nepal and China to reconstruct eight different structures of religious and archaeological importance, including the Satatalle Darbar of Nuwakot.
In the first phase, the Garadghar and Rangmahal in the palace premises along with the palace will be rebuilt and renovated based on the needs. Then, there is a plan to rebuild the temple of Taleju (Tulja Bhavani), Setopati, Lampati, Bishnu, and Narayan temples of the Lichchawi period. Sunil Paudel, head of the Nuwakot Palace Care Office, informed that the originality of all heritage will be maintained.
As per the agreement in Jestha 2076 BS, the Chinese government took responsibility for the construction of the structure including the palace within 45 months. After that, in Asar of the same year, the Chinese side arrived in the work area to start the work under the reconstruction of the palace.
After the bilateral agreement, the Chinese team from ‘Chinese Academy of Cultural Heritage’, returned to celebrate the New Year. In the last week of Mangsir 2076, the Chinese team did not return due to the COVID pandemic in China. Three years later in Asoj 2079, the Chinese technical team came and returned after studying the physical condition of the palace’s surface, mud, and roof.
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