Temple constructed at Sundardhunga glacier to be demolished
Temple constructed at Sundardhunga glacier to be demolished
B.D.Kasniyal
Pithoragarh, July 19
The temple, constructed by a seer in high Himalayan region of Sundardhunga glacier in Kapkot sub-division of Bageshwar district, will be demolished as it has been constructed without taking permission from the district administration, Bageshwar District Magistrate Anuradha Paul said.
“Any kind of construction cannot be done in the ecological sensitive high Himalayan region without taking permission of the district administration,” said Anuradha Paul while talking to this correspondent.
“We have sent a 14 members investigation team to the spot to investigate if the bio-sphere laws have been violated besides to trace the legal situation of the said land on which the temple has been constructed,” said the DM. Sundardhunga glacier is part of the Nanda Biosphere Reserve.
The local villagers of Bacham village have complained to the Bageshwar District Magistrate after the said seer, Balyogi Chaitanya Akash, constructed a modern temple in place of the old temple of Goddess Bhagwati Nanda, the ancient temple of clan deity of local villagers. “The villagers objected only after the said seer started using the sacred ‘Kund’ of Goddess as a swimming pool and posted the pictures in social media posts,” said the DM.
