Baglung, April 24 -- Active support from local people in cleaning and road building has begun to ease long-standing problems in Harichaur, Galkot Municipality-5, Baglung.

In the past, footpaths were slippery and unsafe, houses were run down, and roads were full of potholes. Even the historic Galkot Durbar, a reminder of the Baise-Chaubise period, was close to collapse.

The palace has now been repaired and repainted as part of a plan to turn it into a key tourist site. The ward's drive for full sanitation and safe drinking water has addressed long-standing complaints in a short time.

Damaged stretches of road in the bazaar have now been concreted. In a joint effort between the ward and residents, a motorable bridge over the Khahare stre...