Nepali Army builds historical trail

By Kapil Gyawali,Siddarthanagar, Mar. 24: A foot trail has been constructed connecting Devdaha of Rupandehi and Mathagadi of Palpa. 

In the first phase, the Nepali Army have completed the construction of staircases and railings spanning 117 metres and handed to the Devdaha Municipality on Saturday.

The Sharanbari-Mathagadi historical trail was constructed under the public welfare programme of the Nepali Army. 

The staircases and railings of the trail was constructed at a cost of Rs. 1 million by the Nepali Army.

After completing the construction work, Major General Sunil Shrestha, Brigadier General Lalit Bahadur Kunwar and Devdaha Municipality Mayor Dhurba Kharel had jointly inaugurated the trail on Saturday.

Mayor Kharel said that the construction work of the trial leading towards Mathgadi, a tourist destination, would be completed phase-wise. 

He said, "Important tasks for tourism promotion are taking place. We have allocated Rs. 10 million solely for the infrastructure constructions." 

The municipality had had prepared a master plan of the trail two years ago and progressed the construction work of Sharanbari-Mathagadi project of Rs. 150 million. 

The project includes arrangements for foot trails, railways, waiting areas, lighting and drinking water facilities. The route spans 5.2 kilometres. 

On the occasion, Lieutenant Colonel Dipendra Neupane briefed about the significance of Mathagadi and informed that it was used during the Gadhi (fort) War of 1757- 1759. 

He said that according to the policy of working for the public welfare, the Nepali Army had been cooperating with the provincial government and local level governments to conserve and develop forts, castles and heritage routes.  

He said that the Nepali Army had progressed the construction of Jitgadhi-Nuwakot stairway and the installation of a life-size statue of Ujir Singh Thapa.