Bhutiya Daha Turns into Tourist Magnet, Local Government Prepares DPR
RSS/Nepalayatimes
Udayapur – Once an unheard pond called ‘Bhutiya Daha’ has been a new tourist magnet in Udayapur district.
After the construction of the Koshi Bridge over the Saptakoshi river connecting Chatara of Sunsari and Belaka of Udayapur, Bhutiya Daha started witnessing touristic footfalls.
”It was known just among locals. But, after the opening of a bridge over the Saptakoshi river and the arrival of local government, Bhutiya Daha got good limelight,” shared Amrit Bahadur Bista, a local hotelier at Supade, the entry point to the Bhutiya Daha from East-West Madan Bhandari Highway.
From Koshi bridge, it is approximately 18 kilometers away, informed Govinda Kumar Khadka, ward chair of Belaka Municipality Ward Number 5. He added, ”It is 15-kilometer-long blacktopped stretch until Supade and from there onwards it is an approximately 3-kilometer-long dirt track to reach 35-feet-deep Bhutiya Daha.”
According to ward chair Khadka, other than regular motorists along the Madan Bhandari Highway, people from nearby districts of Sunsari and Saptari is frequenting Bhutiya Daha for swimming and selfies as well as for picnicking.
Khadka said the local government has prepared a Detailed Project Report (DPR) of the Bhartiya Daha on behalf of the Tourism Committee of the municipality. ”Our DPR includes blacktopped road track to connect Bhutiya Daha, bridge and other beautification works,” said chair Khadka, ”In total, it is within the budgetary framework of around Rs. 70 million.” Khadka said the budget at the local level does not meet the required investment. For this, he said, needs support from the provincial and central governments.
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