Restoration of Dharahara after

2015 Earthquake in Nepal.

Shreeyesh Bahadur Chhetri , Student
Kathmandu, April 25th 2015: As we know, On the 25th of April on a
Humble Saturday, it was a casual Day. Many Citizens were busy with
their personal life and family. Around 11:56 am it happened, there were
buildings breaking, People running for their life, People dying. The
earthquake on that day was truly a traumatic experience for all civilians.
The Earthquake left many buildings like the Dharahara in Shambles.

As the Earthquake happened many people were enjoying or dealing with

life. Suddenly around 11: 56 am the Earthquake hit Nepal. First, what is
an earthquake? The Collison of 2 tectonic plates causes vibrations which
is known as earthquake. Our country Nepal lies between the Indo-
Australian plate and Eurasian plate. The Collison of the following
tectonic plates caused terror and destruction across the country with a
magnitude of 7.8. The earthquake destroyed many buildings, centers,
World heritage sites etc. One of the buildings to suffer destruction from
the earthquake is the Dharahara. The Dharahara is a 72-meter-tall
historical landmark located in Sundhara, Nepal. This Historical
landmark was built by former prime minister Bhimsen Thapa under the
commission of Queen Lalit Tripurasundari. This landmark has been
damaged and re-constructed several times in the past. Here is a picture.
The picture given above was taken in 1990. The Dharahara is 9 stories
Tall. After the Dharahara was struck by the 2015 earthquake it crumbled
into pieces and broke. Here is a picture of Dharahara after the
earthquake.

After the destruction of the Landmark. The reconstruction of the

building was declared around October, 2019 by Prime minister Kp Oli.
The Official reconstruction started in December 2019 after the Prime
minister laid the foundation stone. The total expenditure for the
reconstruction is estimated to be 3.48 billion Rs. After the reconstruction
of the Historical landmark was completed, it was Inaugurated on April
24th 2019. Here is a given picture of the newly constructed Dharahara
standing at 71.9 meters tall.
In conclusion, no matter how many times the proud Dharahara fell, it
always stood back up with pride. The Dharahara is fully reconstructed
and modified and open to tourists back again. Here is a photo of
Comparing Dharahara from the past and the present.