View tower in war tourism area Pili is out of use
Kalikot. The view tower built in the Pili war tourism area of Khandachakra Municipality-7 in Kalikot has become useless. The view tower which was constructed three years ago with an investment of millions of rupees has now become useless.
The view tower was constructed to attract tourists to Pili. The Division Forest Office, Kalikot, has not handed over the responsibility of using and operating the view tower to the local level.
A tall and circular building has been built on Pili Danda near the Karnali Highway. The view tower, which was built at a cost of more than Rs 6 crore, is now in limbo due to lack of protection.
The steel fences and glass of the view tower built in the tourist area have started being stolen.
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Bahadur Karki, a local of Khandachakra Municipality-7, said that the war tower along with the view tower, which was built in memory of the war between the then Maoists and the Royal Army, is now in limbo due to lack of protection.
“The view tower, built on the concept of a war museum, has a gate, three waiting rooms, two chautaras, a water pond with fountain, a ticket counter and toilets,” he said, adding, “Now all these structures are in a dilapidated condition due to lack of protection by any authority. The Division Forest Office, Kalikot had invited a contract for Rs 889,99,000 in 2079 BS to construct various infrastructures to make Pili a model, but Kusheshwar Construction Pvt Ltd had constructed the view tower two years ago at a cost of Rs 68.99 million.”
A 20-meter high view tower, swimming pool, steel bar was constructed on the high hill of Pili. The Division Forest Office, Kalikot has constructed a war museum, a steel bar, a walking path, a swimming pool, parking, entrance, view tower, ticket counter, two chautaras with buttons, toilets and gates.
Deepak Raj Karki, chairman of Khandachakra-7, said that the structure is collapsing as the government office has not handed over the responsibility of the construction to the local level. He said that the structure of this structure is now in a state of limbo as it is not known who is responsible for it. Amar Shah, chief of the Division Forest Office, said that although the construction work of the view tower has been completed, no work has been done so far regarding its transfer. He said that in the coming days, the necessary process will be completed and who will protect it.
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