Public building left unused, municipality office run from rented house

Siraha, July 30: A public building constructed with the investment of millions of rupees has been left unused while the government office is running from a rented house at Bishnupur rural municipality-1 in the district.

The building named 'Bishnu Bhawan' has been left idle for years at Laxminiyadhar Kinar. It was set up for the purpose of running an old age home. The construction had cost over Rs 30 million.

Former ward chair Govinda Yadav informed that the building has not been used although it was constructed spending a huge money. "The municipality offices can be run from there to save state coffer and ensure safety as well," he said, adding that there are adequate facilities in the building.

Another local Nageshwor Yadav also wondered why the municipality office was running from a rented house while the government building is left idle nearby.

According to Assistant Accountant at the rural municipality, Ganga Prasad Yadav, the municipality spends over Rs 1.2 million in a year with four buildings in rent.  

However, rural municipality's Chairperson Satya Narayan Yadav informed that coordination was on to run a technical institute at the building. He was holding discussion with CTEVT to utilize the building. So, it was useless to spread baseless rumour on the public property, he argued.(RSS)