Downtown Asan Gets a Facelift

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Downtown Asan Gets a Facelift

July 27: Downtown Asan, known for its narrow alleys, unmanaged market and busy streets, has got a facelift.

The old quarter of Kathmandu got a new look with the active participation of the locals along with Kathmandu Metropolitan City, the Department of Archaeology, the local police as well as tourist police.

Efforts are underway to make the narrow roads and market place more systematic, clean and beautiful. Places like Indrachowk, Hasnumandhoka, Asan, Machhindrabahal, Bhotahity, Jamal and Bhimsensthan among other places are being developed into better market places with open spaces.

UNESCO World Heritage Site Basantapur also lies in this area. There are still many quake damaged houses standing with support from wooden logs in the area.

But the place started getting a new look after the locals clubs and residents of the area joined hands to form Kantipur Development Committee, which has taken initiative to protect the sites with historical significance and has also removed street vendors who used to occupy the paths unlawfully.

The committee’s chairman Deepak Shrestha informed that this campaign has not only helped restore the beauty of the place but also helped in curbing unlawful activities.

Shrestha informed that the initiative was taken with the support of the recently elected people’s representatives.

The committee’s treasurer Pradeep Joche said that the removal of unlawful street vendors in areas like Kasthamandap of ward-19, Basantapur of ward-23, Hanumandhoka of ward-14, Asan and Machhindrabahal of ward-25, and Bhotahiti of ward-27 has eased the flow of movement of people as well as traffic.

Proper management and protection of the downtown areas has made it easy for the locals as well as tourists to move around the area, informed Police Inspector Tulasa Khatiwada of the Tourist Police.   

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