Dec 27, 2017-The controversy surrounding the Rani Pokharai reconstruction project refuses to die down, with the latest episode now pitting Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) Mayor Bidhya Sundar Shakya against his deputy Hari Prabha Khadgi.
The conflict between the two top metropolis officials was on full public display on Tuesday as the construction site was first padlocked in the presence of Deputy Mayor Khadgi, a Nepali Congress leader, only to be reopened a couple of hours later on the orders of Mayor Shakya, who won the mayoral seat on a UML ticket.
The project, which is already running behind schedule, has come under fire from conservationists and locals following the use of concrete for building a 10-foot boundary wall on the southeastern side of the historic pond.
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