Kathmandu, March 6 -- After waiting for almost three years, the reconstruction work of the historic Rani Pokhari finally resumed on Monday. The project had been on hold following a series of controversies and numerous logistical obstacles.

The National Reconstruction Authority has started the reconstruction work engaging 40 locals from Bhaktapur under the direct surveillance of the consumers' committee, the Department of Archaeology, historians, locals and ward chairpersons of wards 27, 28 and 1 of the Kathmandu Metropolitan City.

The Pokhari, built by King Pratap Malla in 1670 to appease his wife, has been wearing a disgruntled look for over a year, after the Kathmandu Metropolitan City built a 10-feet concrete boundary on the southeas...