Our Dingla

Dingla Bazar View

                                                                   

Dingla, Have you ever heard this name before? If you are well known about history of Nepal of course, yes. If not I'm going to share some information about Dingla.

1 Introduction/geographical layout

Dingla is a small town of Bhojpur district. It's about 50km  north from district headquarter Bhojpur. It has height about 1000ft from sea level. The temperature is neither too cold nor too hnt. The lands layout is slope. Dingla lies in between three VDC Mulpani, Keurenipani and Tungechha. It can be viewed from Tumlingtar Airport and Khandwari. It's just about 20 km up from Arun valley which is known as world's lowest valley. Dingla has it's own identification in educational, religious and cultural sector althouh it has not been developed as it is supposed to be. Dingla is also known as Shadananda Adhikari's birthplace, whose contribution in educational sector in Nepal is unforgettable.

2. Peoples and lifestyle.

Most of the people who lives in dingla are having middle class economic status. There are Tamang, shrestha, rai, brahmin, kshetriya, magar, gurung, limboo as local residants. People who lives in dingla bazzar are doing business as their occupation and the rest who lives in sorrounding VDC are depended in farming. They produces paddy, wheat, maize, vegitables, fruits etc and sales or exchange with daily consuming goods every saturday in dingla bazar. Dingla bazzar is their buying and selling point. Generally all the daily consuming goods are available in dingla throughout the shops located there. International imported meterials like shoes, clothes, oil, salt are brought there by the businessman  through Dharan- Dhankuta- Leguwa- Tumlingtar route.

3. Transport and communication

Still there is not good highway to dingla. The only easy way to reach dingla is through airplane from Kathmandu to Tumlingtar then on foot three hrs. Now there is recently constructed roadway connected to dingla but it can be used only in winter season. In the summer season, the roadways are muddy because of heavy rainfall. In the winter season It's very dusty so to walk on foot will be an good idea. CDMA telephone and some mobile services are avilable as basic means of communication in Dingla. There is not fixed line (landline) telephone service so brodband data service is not possible, however GPRS service in mobile can be operative but the connectivity and speed is not satisfactory. Central electricty suppy has been connected so for entertainment and news television can be watched. There is no blackout it is because when there is blackout in central supply local supply recovers the power immediately, so electricity service is stisfactory in comparison to other parts of Nepal.

4. Education

Shadananda Adhikari founded a sanskrit school in Dingla in 1932. Which is known as Nepal's second school and first public school. It was rana period so Ranas didn't allow public to read. Shadananda sanskrit school is an example of revolution in education sector of Nepal. Now a days the school has been developed as Shadananda higher secondary school. It has been providing service to students upto 10+2 in some faculties like education, management and humanities. The best school in Dingla is Arun higher secondary school. It is also providing quality education in Dingla upto class 12 in science. It is femous because of good management and quality. Even it is a government school it has been providing quality education nothing less than a private boarding school. From this school many qualified human resource were produced and they are spending thier succesful life in different part of world. There are currently two small primary boarding school has been opend by the local businessmans but the seems like profit oriented. They haven't recruited qualified ane well trained teacher which has been pushing innocent childrens towards uncertain future. This all is mean to say there is not quality in boarding school in Dingla. However in comparison to other places education sector can be said good in Dingla.

Economy.

5. Health

There is a Primary health center located at gaucharan in Dingla but failure to provide proper health service. According to the locals one medical doctor has been posted but the piety is that neither the post is vacant nor there is a doctor in the health center. One AHW and some ANM are managing to provide health service in the primary health center Dingla. There are some private clinics in Dingla almost all medicines are available but the peoples compultion is to buy and have medecine without doctors prescription. Recently one 15 seated Gandhi memorial hospital has been inaugurated by Indian embassador in Dingla. The hospital has been going to be constructed in Indian financial co-operation.

6. Food & accommodation

There are about 15 hotels with basic service where customers can have rice, dal, curry, gundruk, dhido, chowmen, momo, tea, local wine, tonba, drymeat etc. Specially local wine (KODO KO RAKSI) is very nice and cheap in Dingla. It is made from local millet so it't very tasty, the more you drink, the more you enjoy (JATI PIYO TETI MAJA AAUNE).  For overnight stay some lodge are available. Long term stay should be managed individually. The quality of hotels does not meet national standard however the basic lodging and fooding is available in chep rates.

Ramchandra Temple @Dingla

7.Religion

Most of the people in Dingla are hindus. There is a sitaram temple and kailash mahadev temple in kailash dada established by Shadananda Adhikari. Hindus goes there to worship. There is big religious get together in Dingla twice a year which is known as BALACHATURDASHI and RAMNAWAMI MELA. The castes like tamang, gurung ane sherpas follows buddhism however there is co-operation and respect between every religion.

8. Administration and security

There is a police station in Kailash dada to ensure public safety and to control crime in Dingla. Dingla is a peaceful place so there is not such a crime which can threat society. There is also a branch office of district administration. General administrative service can be granted from there however to get a passport and for registration people of dingla still have to go to district headquarter.

9. Emergency contact numbers.

Any emergency number of Dingla are not available yet.