New pond in operation for hot water bath

MYAGFDI: A new hot water pond has been constructed and brought into operation at Singa Tatopani Kunda located at Beni Municipality-4.

Tatopani Kunda Management Committee built the new pond at a public land nearby upper Tatopani bazaar.

Committee Secretary Amar Bahadur KC said the new pond was constructed following the increasing number of people visiting the place to take bath in hot water pond.

“The hot water was brought to the new pond by pumping it from the source located at the bank of Myagdi river,” he added.
“We managed all the expenses to construct the new pond from the entry fee charged for those visiting the place to take bath. Eighty people can take bath in the 15-feet long, 15-feet wide and 2.5 feet deep pond at a time,” shared KC.

Chairperson of the Committee, Krishna Khadka, mentioned that there is a belief that different types of health issues related to skin, gastric, rheumatoid arthritis etc would be cured after taking bath in hot water pond.

A total of 44,000 people including 59 districts of Nepal, India, Russia, France and Japan took bath in the pond in fiscal year 2080/81.

One can take bath in hot water pond till seven-10 days after paying Rs 350 while Rs 100 per person has been determined for one time bath.

There are now two separate ponds for patients and other visitors.