Buddha cradle lies bleeding
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TILAURAKOT, APR 25 - Despite its appeal as the birth-place of Lord Buddha and the potential to attract a large number of tourists, little is being done in Kapilvastu for tourism promotion though only a few months are left for Nepal Tourism Year-2011 to begin.
Even those tourists who might come here would feel let down by the authorities' mismanagement of the birth-place of Buddha, Tilaurakot.
The authorities have utterly failed to manage the ancient palace of King Shuddhodan of Kapilvastu where Lord Buddha spent 29 years of his life. It is a very important pilgrimage site for tourists.
Despite the government's move to develop the area in an integrated way by incorporating Tilaurakot into the Lumbini Development Fund in 1995, no concrete achievement has recorded in that direction. Chiranjibee Bhandari, local development officer of Kapilvastu, said his office has not got any programme or plan related to NTY so far.
A visitor from Kathmandu, Hum Bahadur K.C., who visited Tilaurakot for the second time in four years, said he felt sad at the deteriorating condition of the area in comparison to four years ago. "NTY-2011 may not taste success, given the pathetic condition of one of the vital destinations of the country," he said.
It has been 30 years since Japanese architect Kenjo Tage prepared a master plan for the development of Lumbini, but the plan is yet to be implemented.
There is the debris of three monuments in Tilaurakoat covering an area 1700 feet long and 1300 feet broad. In the west side of Tilaurakot, there is the debris of west door of the palace and in the east.
Posted on: 2010-04-25 09:04
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