KATHMANDU, Jan 14: Former Prime Minister late Tanka Prasad Acharya's birthplace in Nawalparasi (Bardghat Susta West) is going to be turned into a museum. Acharya was the founding President of Nepal Praja Parishad. His house, which is in a dilapidated state, is about 100 years old.
The Lumbini Province government has forwarded the plan to build the museum with an investment of Rs 5 million.
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“The house is in a very dilapidated condition, it seems impossible to restore it. There is a plan to build a new house and turn it into a museum," said Baijnath Chaudhary, a member of the Tanka Prasad Acharya Memorial Foundation and former Minister for Finance and Cooperatives of Lumbini Province.
After the dilapidated house was further damaged by the earthquake in 2015, the locals were demanding its preservation. "The locals have been demanding to preserve the house since the last three decades," Chaudhary said.
Provincial Assembly Member Baijnath Jaiswal emphasized that the work should be carried forward in coordination with the Department of Archaeology. He mentioned that it is necessary to restore late Acharya's house and said that if necessary, he will take the initiative with the state government for an additional budget.
Late Acharya was born in 1913. He passed away in 1989. He became the prime minister of the country in 1956.
