Sunday, July 24, 2011

Poor Condistion of JANAKPUR'S Ponds

Janakpurdham is a religious and eastern philosophy originated town in Nepal. The description of such dynamic places cannot be limited in few words. The history has been originated from the ancient Vedeh King - Janak. It is believed that Janakpurdham is the capital of ancient Mithila kingdom. Janakpurdham’s culture, structure of society religious importance, building system, ponds and temples are totally different from other World.

Janakpur has more than 100 ponds and lakes within the town. Water is an inherent component of the ecological chain on which all life and life-supporting systems depend. Lack of knowledge of this bare fact, residents of Janakpur misuse and neglects their huge water resource mainly ponds. Janakpur is developed a ceremonial town where 0.2 million to 0.5 million people annually come in festival and return back. Not only this, there is around 0.2 million population in the town. Ponds of town are developed damping site through this large number of people interacts and are leads for eutrophication.

Ponds in Janakpur have a very large historical background. So they are the most valuable and tourist sites of Nepal. Janakpur has potential for effective regional linkage due to rich & wider economic watershed.

But, beautiful Janakpur has been under-estimated from Nepalese Government and local authority. Lack of beautification works, lack of tourism development strategy, and lack of code of conduct on the use of the pond, large number of ponds and temples, historical assets, (potential to fight against the crisis of the locals) are on the edge of destruction. To make base foundations of the sustainable use of ponds, the research concept is forwarded.

EXTINCT PONDS

S.N Name of Ponds Location
1 Janak sarowar Janakpur Municipality - 1
2 Amrit Kund Janakpur Municipality - 6
3 Gopal Sar Janakpur Municipality - 4
4 Payshune sar Janakpur Municipality - 3
5 Baldev Sar Janakpur Municipality - 11

PONDS ON THE VERGE OF EXTINCTION

S.N. Name of Ponds Location
1 Dewan Pokhari Janakpur Municipality-2
2 Telha Pokhari Janakpur Municipality-6
3 Mahara Pokhari Janakpur Municipality-6
4 Laxman sar Janakpur Municipality-10
5 Papmochani Pokhari Janakpur Municipality-6 



Source: - Survey by Mr. Nishant Shah (Chairman of ECHO) 



1 comment:

  1. very admirable and appreciable good thing only the young youth can change janakpur ,politicians are basterds they only know how to fill theirs need

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