Gorkha, April 5: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has said that the precious stone quartz crystal had added a new brick in promotion of tourism in Gorkha district.
At a programme organized by Gorkha Municipality to place quartz crystal at Gorkha Palace today, PM Dahal reiterated that installation of precious quartz crystal in the district of historical and archeological significance would play an important role in tourism promotion.
Expressing his confidence that the precious stone’s placement would widely establish the importance and role of Gorkha, the PM instructed the concerned authorities for security arrangement of the quartz crystal and further manage the historical place.
Prior to placing the quartz crystal in the room where the throne of erstwhile King Prithvi Narayan Shah is housed, it was worshipped in the premises of the palace.
“While the precious stone is being placed in the Gorkha place of historical and archeological importance, I got an opportunity to visit the palace premises for the first time since the declaration of Republic of Nepal,” said PM Dahal, expressing his happiness for the opportunity.
Pledging to play his part in preservation of the historicity of Gorkha, the Head of the Government shared that he had prioritized development of infrastructures such as road and bridge in the district.
He added, “The citizens of Gorkha district want to witness some historic developmental works. There is a scope to deliver on the Budhigandaki Hydropower Project, Gorakhkali rubber industry and construction of industrial park among others.”
Stating the uneasiness on the part of the government to include some issues of this area in the policy and progrmames and budget of the current fiscal year, he assured that the new budget would be development-oriented and it would excite the citizens. RSS #nepal