Nepal, June 24 -- The Vyasa Area Development Committee is planning to build a 108 feet tall statue of Maharshi Ved Vyasa--the author as well as a character in one of the greatest epics of the Hindus--Mahabharata--on the premises of Shiv Panchayan Temple in Damauli, Tanahun. Designed to be made out of copper, the committee has estimated the total cost of construction to be Rs620 million. The plan further includes constructing a Vyasa gram to embody the complete life story of Vyasa, small idols, Buddhist library, a shopping complex, and picnic spot. While the concerned authorities opine that this plan is administered to identify the land of Ved Vyasa and promote tourism, the locals are sceptical as the statue's whopping budget could definit...