Kathmandu, Nov. 24 -- More than two dozen poets assembled in Tundikhel on Saturday morning to show their solidarity towards 'Mukta Tundikhel', a people's movement aimed at reclaiming the once vast open space from encroachers.

The poets recited poems and derided the government for its apathy in preserving the heritage site, which holds social, political and ecological significance for the residents of Kathmandu Valley.

Last Saturday was marked by the planting of 'Khari saplings' in the eastern part of Tundikhel, which has historical significance in the local folklore.

Veteran poet Biplov Pratik recited the poem 'Charako Byatha' (sorrow of a bird), depicting how the loss of Tundikhel has been messing up the local ecosystem.

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