Tuesday Nov 5, 2024
Tuesday Nov 5, 2024

Glimpses of a day in Narayan Chaur


Nepalnews
2022 Feb 25, 13:52, Kathmandu
View of Narayan Chaur (Nandi Keshwor Garden) Photo: Bidyash Dangol/NepalNews

Narayan Chaur stands out as a hub for urban restoration in a city notorious for its congestion and lack of parks;  a community came together to restore an open space for public use. Children can be seen swinging and sliding, and the elderly can be seen walking slowly along the stone walks and sun-basking. 

Children playing in  Narayan Chaur
Children playing in Narayan Chaur

The Nandi Keshwor Garden (as it is formally known), which is spread across a hectare in the heart of Kathmandu and flanked by modern office complexes, provides an oasis of green amidst the concrete turmoil around it. This was a stinky rubbish dump plagued with drug traffickers until five years ago. It got to the point where residents of the area refused to leave their homes after dark. Work on the rehabilitation began in 2012 and included considerations such as tree species selection and catastrophe preparedness, all while guaranteeing that the drug pushers would not return.

People taking sun-basking 
Photo: Bidyash Dangol/NepalNews
People taking sun-basking Photo: Bidyash Dangol/NepalNews
A person doing a workout in Narayan Chaur
Photo: Bidyash Dangol/NepalNews
A person doing a workout in Narayan Chaur Photo: Bidyash Dangol/NepalNews

Narayan Chaur, which was well prepared for the calamity with safety boxes, six water recharge wells, and solar lighting, provided shelter for hundreds of people following the earthquake.

READ ALSO:

green Nagpokhari People children playing park elderly people narayan chaur
Nepal's First Online News Portal
Published by Nepalnews Pvt Ltd
Editor: Raju Silwal
Information Department Registration No. 1505 / 076-77

Contact

Kathmandu, Nepal,


Newsroom
##

E-mail
nepalnewseditor@gmail.com

Terms of Use Disclaimer
© NepalNews. 2021 All rights reserved. | Nepal's First News Portal