Tanahu, Feb 20: The Gandaki Bimarsha Sabha has issued a five-point ‘Gandaki Declaration’ for the protection of the Kaligandaki River. The event was organized by Mahesh Sanyas Ashram,Ramananda Research Centre of Devghat Rural Municiopality-5.
The five-point declaration mentions to conducting a campaign to establish the holy Kaligandaki River as the cultural heritage of Hindu Sanatani from across the world and the national river of Nepal. It further mentions for preserving the natural form and uninterrupted clean flow of Kaligandaki River, opposing human encroachment and exploitation that hampers the uninterrupted availability of Shalagram to the lower coastal areas of Gandaki.
Similarly it further includes to conduct public awareness bids to eliminate human pollution (garbage, dirt, excreta) in the sanctum sanctorum of Gandaki and organizing a march to Krishnagandaki under the leadership of religious gurus to promote religious tourism by propagating the rare importance and beauty of Krishnagandaki.
PhanindraPoudel, Principal of Mahesh Sanskrit Gurukul, informed that a discussion meeting was held at the Ashram with the aim of promoting the glorious Gandaki civilization by preserving the natural form and continuous clean flow of the holy Krishnagandaki, the centre of faith of the world’s traditional Hindu community, emanating from the holy snow chain of Himavatkhanda, the original source of Vedic consciousness.
Different working papers related to Kaligandaki River preservation were presented in the programme.
Conservationist Dr. KulrajChalise presented paper on the impact and effects of the Kaligandaki Diversion, conservationist RachanaBhattarai on the significance of the Kaligandaki and Shaligram, conservationist AdiptGiri on human encroachment on the Kaligandaki and its consequences, and Dr. RamchandraBaral, professor at Prithvi Narayan Campus in Pokhara, presented the paper on spiritual contemplation in the riparian areas of the Kaligandaki.
The research centre is organizing various discussions, seminars and scholarly debates on various issues of eastern philosophy to preserve and promote the religious heritages and tourism.
