Kathmandu heritage conservation: Social media shouts rarely translate to action

On January 27, Ramila Bhadel, a resident of Changunarayan, took some photos of Phalcha Pukhu, a pond situated on the northern side of the Changunarayan temple being destroyed to build a park there. Then, she posted them in the Facebook group ‘Bhaktapurians’ to create a dialogue and raise awareness regarding the preservation of the heritage site.

Soon after her post, the photos went viral and locals of Changunarayan, Bhaktapur and even Kathmandu started pouring out their opinions on social media, voicing their opinions to help preserve it. Bhadel was happy to see the response at first.