KATHMANDU, AUG 06 -
A new Japanese funded project has been launched to boost the conservation and management of Lumbini, the birth place of Lord Buddha.

The project that was designed within the 1978 Kenzo Tange Master Plan for Lumbini will be implemented jointly by the Department of Archaeology and the Lumbini Development Trust through a donation of $791,000.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) officially announced the project on Friday that was launched on July 16 in the capital with the signing of a three-year plan of the operation by the Nepal Government and UNESCO.

“The government of Japan wishes that this project will contribute to further enhancement of technical cooperation in the preservation of cultural heritage and friendly relations with Nepal,” said Tatsuo Mizuno, Japan’s Ambassador to Nepal. “We are proud to be able to protect this unique spiritual place for future generations.”

Mizuno also said that the government of Japan would continuously contribute to convey the Buddha’s message of peace and harmony throughout the world.

Speaking in a programme on Friday, Axel Plathe, the Head of Office in Kathmandu and UNESCO representative to Nepal, said the project will enable the government of Nepal to reinforce its effort in the protection, enhancement and sustainable development of Lumbini.

Project team leader Yukio Nishimura said

the new project will foster the conservation of

the Ashoka Pillar, the Marker Stone and

the Nativity Sculpture; provide a survey of the archeological vestiges within and around the property; review the present state of the Sacred Garden and establish

an Integrated Management Plan for the entire property.


Posted on: 2010-08-07 07:16

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