Pokhara, June 21
The existing Pokhara Lekhanath Metropolitan City has proposed removing the world ‘Lekhanath’ from its name after a meeting which is due to held on coming Sunday.
This comes after majority felt that the name would be too long. Also Pokhara is already known internationally, and they prefer to use it to name their municipality.
Ward chairs from ward 26 to 33 also believe that the name of the city should be Pokhara. The local government has informed that the name will change after a meeting to be held next week.
Previously Mayor Man Bahadur GC who had the support of majority was unable to change the name.
“My love for Pokhara and Lekhanath is incomprehensible. When I proposed a name change back then, many opposed; but now they want to change the name,” Mayor GC said.
The people of Lekhanath, however, do not seem to care about the name because most of them want to see development in the area and are positive about what is to come.
“We feel that changing the name is not a big deal cause we want some development done in the area,” says Kriti Raj Dhakal, a local from the area, who adds, “If they care so much about us, why not name the new airport Lekhanath?”
However, there are some who believe that Lekhanath should be a different municipality as it was earlier. “We should have a different municipality,” says Lekhanath Poudal from Lekhanath Municipality, “All development works are done in Pokhara only. We need our own identity to make sure that our area is developed too.”
