KATHMANDU, Jan 4: The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation (MoCTCA) has directed authorities concerned to immediately stop the illegal construction works being carried out to operate restaurants within the premises of Narayanhiti Palace Museum.
Following the directive from the MoCTCA, the Management and Operation Committee of Narayanhiti Palace Museum and Republic Memorial on Tuesday asked the B Management Private Limited to immediately stop the ongoing construction of the restaurant within the premises of the former Royal Palace.
Batas Group’s restaurant on Narayanhiti Palace Museum premises...
Executive Director of the Committee Bhesh Narayan Dahal wrote a letter to this effect. Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Prem Bahadur Ale had directed the Committee to immediately halt the construction works arguing that the entire process to allow the B Management Limited to operate the restaurant was not transparent.
In the letter, Executive Director Dahal stated that the construction had to be stopped as this courted serious controversy following various kinds of reports in the media. He has directed the company to stop the construction works until further notice. Illegal construction works are currently underway in the western wing of the former Royal Palace. The Company is adding additional concrete structures illegally demolishing the original structures of the former Royal Palace.
