The grass field at Khulamanch in Kathmandu was left muddy and damaged after the open ground hosted the Nepali Congress’s 15th National Convention. Three temporary halls, an inauguration stage and a press center were set up on the turf, which Kathmandu Metropolitan City had planted to green the open space. The grass field is now described as completely damaged, with the surface left muddy after the convention infrastructure was installed there.
Convention infrastructure covered the turf
The event setup occupied multiple parts of the grass field. Three temporary halls were built on the turf, alongside the stage for the convention’s inauguration and a press center. Together, these structures turned the planted area into a venue for the national gathering and left the grass field in poor condition.
The damage is visible in photographs of the site, which show the ground muddy after the event. The images document the condition of the field following the convention and the impact of placing the temporary facilities on the grass. Photos were taken by Suryams Upreti for Nepal.
A green space left in muddy condition
Kathmandu Metropolitan City had planted grass at Khulamanch as part of efforts to green the open ground. The convention’s use of the turf has now left that planted field completely damaged, according to the reported account. The contrast is clear: an area prepared as a green space was used to accommodate halls, a stage and press facilities, and the grass is no longer intact.
The reported damage concerns the grass field itself. The ground was left muddy, and the turf was described as completely damaged after the temporary event structures were placed on it. The available information does not detail the area affected or provide an estimate of the cost of repairs.
Questions left by the damage
The condition of Khulamanch after the convention highlights the physical consequences of using a grass-covered open ground for a large event setup. The reported details identify the facilities placed on the turf and the resulting muddy, damaged field, but do not specify how or when the grass might be restored.
No restoration timetable, repair plan or response from Kathmandu Metropolitan City or the Nepali Congress is included in the available reports. The immediate reported outcome is the damage to the grass planted by the city, documented in photographs after the convention. The site’s condition has drawn attention to the state of the open ground following the event, while questions about any subsequent repair remain unanswered in the information provided.
