गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ Tharu Ethnographic Museum to set be up in Jamuwa Nepal Tharu Ethnographic Museum to set be up in Jamuwa KathmanduPati October 20, 2020 SAPTARI : A Tharu Ethnographic Museum is to be opened in the Jamuwa of Kanchanrup Municipality-6 of the Saptari district. The museum building has been constructed. Chief Conservation Officer at the Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, Ramdev Chaudhary inaugurated the museum building on Monday. The two-storeyed building has been constructed on one kattha land at a cost of 6,875,000 thousand rupees. Of this amount, Rs 5.5 million was provided by the Ministry of Forests and Environment while the rest was in the form of local voluntary labour contribution. On the occasion, Chaudhary expressed his belief that operation of the museum would help preserve the culture and customs of the indigenous Tharu peoples and promote tourism in the area. Homestay services have also been put in place and eight houses are providing this facility to the visitors. The place is close to the Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, the Triyuga and the Saptakoshi rivers, the Chandranagar, the oldest modern irrigation canal system of the country developed during the time of the Rana Prime Minister Chandra Shumsher, the famous religious sites like Chatara and Baraha Kshetra, the community forest and the Chure region. Write your comments RELATED NEWS When Nepal Goes Offline US backs Nepal’s flood victim identification efforts India, Nepal discuss ties ahead of PM Shah’s visit Nepal must shift from exporting labour to global tech services,… Nepal’s child marriage rate falls to 28% but 2030 goal… Government backs efforts to build advertising sector as independent industry Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms2 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief3 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?4 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative5 PM Shah pledges Krishnabhir highway reopening within month6 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward7 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns8 TRENDING We need to be serious about the international scenario post-Covid: Dr. Nischal N. Pandey Lockdown 2.0: What the Government should do this time around This time’s Teej, social distancing please! Namrata is Miss Nepal 2020 The FinCEN Files: Nepali banks and companies transact billions of rupees through dubious channels Asheem Man Singh Basnyat: We can evolve as a company to better suit a post-covid world Nearly three dozen Chinese manufacturers show interest in supplying electric buses to Nepali government The envisioned Defense University and its rationale
