Prince Gyanendra attends functions in Chitwan

January 24, 2001
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Chitwan, Jan. 24 : His Royal Highness Prince Gyanedra Bir Bikram Shah inaugurated a newly constructed school building of Shri Lower Secondary of Ganganagar, Patihani ward No. 8, Chitwan amidst a special function on Tuesday.

His Royal Highness Prince Gyanendra, the chairman of the King Mahendra Trust for Nature Conservation, also inspected the new building and acquired information on various matters.

The school building was jointly constructed by the Royal Chitwan National Park, the King Mahendra Trust for Nature Conservation, Narayan Safari Hotel, the Ganganagar school building construction committee and forest users committee at a cost of Rs. 1.717 million.

The Royal Chitwan National Park Conservation Fund had provided a financial assistance of Rs. 858,880 for the purpose, while the rest was met with the local people’s assistance.

The national park is to involve the local people in various programmes to generate public awareness on forest conservation.

His Royal Highness also inspected a computer section set up with the assistance of Narayani Safari Hotel and a separate school block being constructed with the hotel’s assistance.

On the occasion, His Royal Highness was presented with a report on the building construction and management by chief warden of the Royal Chitwan National Park Gopal Prasad Upadhyaya.

The national park has made plans to spend amounts collected from seven licensed hotels (operating within the park) in community development works such as school, bridge and culverts, embankment and income generating training etc. in the middle part of the park.

The hotel had provided eight computers to the school and some computers to two village development committees.

The function was chaired by the school management committee chairman Mr Raghu Nath Dhungana.

On the occasion, Mr Laxman Bhandari delivered welcome speech and principal of the school Mr Ek Lal Bhandari presented the building construction report.

The school is located in the southern border of the national park, about 30 kilometres from Chitwan district headquarters of Bharatpur, which is home to such communities as Tharu, Darai, Bote etc.

Established as a primary school 29 years ago, the school was upgraded to lower secondary level nine years later.

Total enrolment at the school stands at 510, fifty percent of which are boys.

Meanwhile, Chairman of the King Mahendra Trust for National Conservation His Royal Highness Prince Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah inspected an exhibition of medicinal herbs and Ayurved here Tuesday.

Thirty different materials relating to medicinal herbs were displayed at the exhibition.

His Royal Highness Prince Gyanendra was offered a report on medicinal herbs found in Chitwan forests by Kuch Kuche Mid-Regional Community Forest Users’ Committee Karna Bahadur Thapa.

On the occasion, KMTNC, Sauraha chief Narayan Dhakal presented a report on the community forest.

His Royal Highness also inspected 15 community forests run at Kumroj, Kathar Bhandara village development committee.

The KMTNC had recently provided training on medicinal herbs to thirty-two workers of the 15 Community Forest Users’ Committee.

Conservation: Likewise, His Royal Highness Prince Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah visited the Royal Chitwan National Park on January 22.

His Royal Highness is the chairman of the King Mahendra Trust for Nature Conservation (KMTNC).

On the occasion, His Royal Highness was briefed on conservation and management activities of the park and its buffer zone by Dr. Tirth Man Maskey, Director General of the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation, according to a press release of the King Mahendra Trust for Nature Conservation.

His Royal Highness visited different areas of the park and observed conservation and management practices being done in various wildlife habitat.

Present on the occasion were Secretary at the Ministry of Forest and Soil Conservation Rabi Bahadur Bista, member secretary of the KMTNC, Director General of the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Dr Tirtha Man Maskey and chief ward of the Royal Chitwan National Park Gopal Prasad Upadhyaya.

The Royal Chitwan National Park, the first national park of Nepal, was established in 1973. It covers an area of 932 sq. km. It was listed in world heritage site in 1984 due to its outstanding bio-diversity of global significance.

Spanning four districts, namely Chitwan, Nawalparasi, Parsa and Makawanpur, the park is famous for tiger, rhino, wild elephant, sloth bear, Gaur and many other animals, birds and plants, according to the press release.