Situational Analysis After getting information about the Bagdole Area through different participatory methods, it made it easy to choose the focus area for further analysis and find out if the area has any problems associated with its usage. I used methods like transect walks, direct observation, interviews (formal and informal), online surveys, etc. These all methods were very useful to gather information about the Bagdol Area also considering the impact of the Covid-19 situation. Through the outcome of the observation and survey I chose my focus area to be Basinavdevi Temple Area for further analysis.
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Land Use: Numerous commercial buildings were seen on the areas near Basinavdevi Temple. Most of them had shops on the ground and first floor; residential apartments on the third and subsequent floors. Mostly the commercial buildings were on the sides of the main roads. The buildings on the inner parts of Bagdole Area were mostly residential houses. The temple area is triangular shape which consists of a shrine at one corner and numerous cremation spots at other side. Other spaces are mostly covered with trees and bushes along sides the way to the temple.
Road Ways: The Baisnavdevi temple area is just 600m away from Ring Road at Nakkhudobato and 300m from Ekantakuna. It is accessible with public busses which leave from Langankhel, Lalitpur and Ratnapark, Kathmandu at any time of the day.