The historical documents and artefacts at the National Archives are said to be at risk as the National Archives building based at Ramshah Path, Kathmandu, will have to be vacated as per a Cabinet decision.

 

The Cabinet, on May 7, 2014, had made a decision to shift the National Archives to the Narayanhti Palace Museum to make space for constructing a garage for the Supreme Court. 

 

Experts speaking in the 51st-anniversary function of the National Archives on Wednesday expressed concerns that the valuable artefacts and historical records at the Archives would not be safe if they were moved and transported elsewhere from their current abode. 

 

Addressing the function, Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Rabindra Prasad Adhikari expressed the commitment that the artefacts and the historical records would not be moved from the Archives unless there is guarantee that these valuable artefacts would be cent per cent safe. 

 

“The Ministry’s serious attention has been drawn on this issue. The National Archives would not be shifted frivolously. The matter should be considered 100 times before moving the National Archives. I will table a proposal in the Council of Ministers for reconsidering the decision if it is not necessary to shift the facility,” he said.