Preparations to enlist Namobuddha as World Heritage Site

KAVREPALANCHOWK, Jan 09: The process of listing the historical and touristic Namo Buddha of Kavrepanchowk in the World Heritage List is going to be started. As the Namobuddha Municipality is a historical, touristic and religious place, the second Municipal Assembly has decided that the additional process necessary to be listed in the World Heritage will be carried out.

The long-term master plan built by the city to maintain the original form of the world-famous Namobuddha temple of the city, which has religious, historical, archeological, cultural, environmental and ancient significance, has been further modified with the cooperation, cooperation and coordination of the relevant stakeholders, and the necessary process has been carried forward to be listed in the World Heritage List. The initiative was passed by the city council. The city has already made a master plan and proceeded with the work and has also held discussions with the stakeholders at various stages.

Since the criteria for being listed as a heritage site has been reached, it has been included in the city's plan, so a plan was made to make a formal visit to the Nepalese representative of the United Nations (UNESCO). Tourist place Namobuddha is also considered as a place of pilgrimage especially for Buddhists.

Namobuddha is considered as the place where "Rajkumar" sacrificed his body and gave life to Baghini in the previous birth of Gautama Buddha, the symbol of peace. It is believed that after Buddha was reborn in Lumbini, the land where he gave up his life in his previous life was named Namobuddha after 'Namobuddhaya Namah'. According to legend, the skeleton chariot of the same prince of the Dwapara era was built and at the place where he sacrificed his life, a large crowd of Buddhists gathers to worship and light the lamp on the occasion of Kattik Shukla Purnima.

Meanwhile, the city has prepared a master plan to make Namobuddha a model tourist destination in the world. A detailed project report (DPR) costing Rs 870 million has been prepared and the work has been started. 

For the development of tourism in Namobuddha area, infrastructure development work including   for security management, CCTV cameras have also been installed , stairs, walls, entrances at two places, street lights, solar lights, stone printing, public toilets etc. is being done.according to the DPR, initiatives have been taken in the relevant agencies including the Federal Ministry of Tourism, the Provincial Ministry of Tourism, said Shiv Prasad Lamsal, the chief administrative officer of the city.

Namobuddha is 13 km from Dhulikhel and 50 km from Kathmandu. 

UNESCO lists heritage sites that have special cultural significance (such as forests, mountains, lakes, islands, deserts, monuments, buildings, or cities) of any nation. Which is selected by the World Heritage Committee. The same committee will oversee this heritage area under the auspices of UNESCO.