HISTORICAL PONDS IN NEPAL

The historical city of janakpur has more than 100 ponds and lakes having great religious and cultural significant. Many of them have been totally ignored, resulting in there eutrophication (the process by which a water body files up with dissolved nutrition from fertilizers or sewage there by encouraging the growth and decomposition of oxygen-depleting plantlife and endangering other organism). According to an NGO-ECHO (Environment Convservation and Health Organization, Janakpur)-among the once important ponds that have now became extict are Janak Sarowar, Amrit Kund, gopal Sar, Payshune Sar and Baldev Sar . Other ponds on the verge of extinction include Dewan Pokhari. Rishi Parashuram(a famous sage of Rayaman mythology) is said to have taken a long dip into lake known as Parasuram Kunda to cool down his anger after confronting Lord Ram over the breaking of the secreat bow during the prenuptial ceremonies of Ram and Sita the picturesque pond is located on the way to Dhanushadham from janakpurdham.