A brief info on Itahari..

Itahari

Itahari
—  Municipality  —
Motto: Green, Peace
Itahari Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 26°40′N 87°17′ECoordinates: 26°40′N 87°17′E
Country	Nepal
Zone	Koshi Zone
District	Sunsari District
Government
• Mayor	Ganesh Dahal
Area
• Total	87.3301 km2 (33.7183 sq mi)
Population (2001)
• Total	41,210
• Density	470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
• Ethnicities	Brahmin, Chhetri, Limbu, Rai, Tharu, Gurung,
• Religions	Hindu, Mundhum, Buddhist, Islam, Christian
Time zone	Nepal Time (UTC+5:45)
Postal Code	56705
Area code(s)	025
Website	http://itahari.gov.np

Itahari (Nepali: इटहरी) is a city and municipality in Sunsari District in the Koshi Zone of south-eastern Nepal. It is located at the main transportation junction of eastern Nepal. It is the center of the west-east Mahendra Highway and south-north Koshi Highway and thus is a town of emerging importance. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 26,824 people living in 5135 individual households.

History

There are many arguments about the naming of Itahari. Some argue that the name was derived from the Itahar meaning bricks because the people had found ancient Multani coins and bricks at Itahari. Itahi is also mentioned in old government documents of Nepal. The current town of Itahari was the Mauja of old Rana family of Nepal and it once belonged to General Subarna Samser Rana.
The Tharu community is the oldest community of Itahari. There is no specific date but they have been living at Itahari for a long time. They are concentrated mainly around near the Tengra river bank, East Pole (purba bus stand), Manakamana chock (dhedu tol), etc.

Geography

Located in the Eastern Region of Nepal, the town and municipality of Itahari is developing so rapidly that it is expected to reach the outskirts of Dharan in the not too distant future. One of the reasons for the rapid expansion of Itahari is the fact that it lies on both the south-north Koshi Highway and west-east Mahendra highway, making it an important transportation junction for Eastern Nepal. The bus terminus at Itahari sees thousands of passengers arriving and departing each day. This effective transportation system allows visitors to reach the Eastern Region of Nepal with ease.
In keeping with the global trend toward conservation of natural resources, the town of Itahari has adopted the motto of being a "Clean, Green and Commercial City". The efforts to attain this goal are evident by the municipal offices which are located next to a scenic lake and set in landscaped gardens. Entrepreneurial skills are encouraged in the residents of Itahari which has resulted in the commercial value of the city increasing. People from surrounding towns and cities are known to travel to Itahari to shop.
As one of the three municipalities of the Sunsari district of Nepal’s Eastern Region, Itahari is located in the fertile Terai region and has the Sunsari, Budhi and Tengra rivers running through it. The lush vegetation of the region provides some ideal habitats for a variety of birds, as well as an assortment of animals such as tigers, elephants, foxes and monkeys. However, due to rapid increase in population, these animals are at the edge of extinction.

Media

Itahari is the television hub of Eastern Region. Makalu Television, Arena Television is the first television in this region, also some of television channels are growing up. Some daily national magazines are Jana Bidhroha, Aauser, Blast. Many FM stations are growing rapidly in a short period. there are more than 4 FM stations are located in Itahari, they are Saptakoshi F.M., Radio Pariwartan, Namaste FM, are popular fm stations in Itahari city.

 

                Education and literature

Pathibhara Higher Secondary School, Itahari Janta School and Janta Multiple campus,Secondary Boarding School, Kasturi Higher Secondary Boarding School, SOS HERMANN GMEINER Higher Secondary School, Vishow Aadarsha, Chamunda Higher Secondary School, LIFE International College, Lotus International Foundation for Education, Sushma Engineering College, Koshi College were one of the oldest public schools and colleges. There were very few private schools until early 1990s. Many more private schools and colleges have opened since then offering degrees in science, commerce, arts, nursing and engineering. Itahari also houses a culture centre and library which was built with the help of Luxembourg Government and is currently being managed by Itahari municipality. There are many private boarding schools in Itahari. Among them Hamro Boarding School, Secondary Boarding School, peace zone, modern school,Sacred Heart School, pathibhara, are some of the schools in eastern region. Other art and literature related activities are also performed by different organizations like Kalalaya, Sangeet Sadhana Prathisthan etc

I.T. Industry and Development

Many I.T institutes and industries are mushrooming in a very short period of time. Few years back people had to go out of Itahari but these days Itahari has become the junction for I.T. training and development in the eastern region. Graphica International Pvt.Ltd. , Computer Point Nepal, Alpha Beta, Are wellknown Computer training in Itahari.

Tourism

Itahari has a beautiful place to tour or picnic which is known as Taltalia. This is located in Itahari Municipality ward no. 3. The many lakes, both artificial and natural, make Taltalia good for fishing. There is one club named Manokamana youth club which will help you to celebrate tour and picnic well. There is one saraswati social forest community will helps you to get firewood. Nepal's first statute park namely Kabyabatika is also located in Pachrukhi,Itahari.