Kathmandu: The Pashupati Area Development Trust has announced the Pashupati area would be free of beggars. Speak­ing at a program on April 3, Min­ister for Culture and Tourism and Chair of the PADT Govern­ing Council Rabindra Adhikari suggested the PADT should help rehabilitate those for whom beg­ging is a profession and instead teach them livelihood skills.

 

According to a study, there are 182 beggars inside the Pashupati main temple premises. In col­laboration with the Manav Sewa Ashram 80 beggars have already been rehabilitated in Gongobu and Budhanilakantha Ashram, according to the PADT. RSS