Editing Rajbiraj (section)

=== Architecture ===
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The city was planned after the then headquarter of Saptari district [[Hanumannagar, Saptari|Hanumannagar]], which was heavily affected by the [[Saptakoshi river]] floods.<ref>{{Cite web |title=राजविराज दर्शन |trans-title= Rajbiraj visited |url=http://nagariknews.nagariknetwork.com/others/203170-1581737160.html |last=Bhadgaunle |first=Amrit |website=nagariknews.nagariknetwork.com |language=ne |access-date=2020-05-25}}</ref> In 1938–39, [[Baber Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana]], then head of the eastern command and his representative then Governor (Badahakim) Prakasha Shamser JB Rana justifies and approved Rajbiraj as the headquarter of [[Saptari district]].<ref name="town">{{Cite web |title=नेपालकै पहिलो टाउन प्लानिङ बजार अव्यवस्थित बन्दै |trans-title=Nepal's first planned town |url=http://rajbirajdainik.com.np/Home/News/114  |last=Gupta |first=Navin Kumar |website=rajbirajdainik.com.np |language=ne |access-date=2020-05-26}}</ref><ref name="Pinkcity">{{Cite web |title=नेपालको जयपुरे शहर राजविराज |trans-title=Rajbiraj the Jaipure city of Nepal|url=http://newstoday.com.np/2016/02/08/4277 |last=Yadav|first=Shyam Sundar |date=2016-02-08 |website=News Today |language=ne |access-date=2020-05-25}}</ref> Rajbiraj city was systematically designed based on the Indian city [[Jaipur]] by then chief architect and engineer [[Dilli Jung Thapa]] in 60 [[Bigha]] of land.<ref name="Smartcity">{{Cite web |title=Quest for smart cities: Learn from ancient towns |url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/opinion/quest-for-smart-cities-learn-from-ancient-towns/ |date=2018-06-15 |website=The Himalayan Times |language=en-US |access-date=2020-05-25}}</ref> 
There was dense jungle where fox roared before the proper inhabited took place. In 1941, the city gained the status of the headquarter of Saptari district and fully operational for inhabitant. Initially, the city was planned in 60 bigha of land but later 10 bigha of land was added to northern side for government office (Kachahari line) and 8 bigha of land in southern side was added to the city for the officials resident area (Swarna tol) making it in total 78 bigha of land.<ref name="town"/> A small alley behind each of the four houses,
''Chauk'' square at the junction of main road and auxiliary road, grocery stores, vegetable market lines and government office buildings have been arranged in proper manner making it first planned city of Nepal.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Undeclared borders |url=https://kathmandupost.com/opinion/2017/08/08/undeclared-borders |website=kathmandupost.com |language=en |access-date=2020-05-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Rajbiraj on the go |url=https://kathmandupost.com/miscellaneous/2017/12/16/rajbiraj-on-the-go |website=kathmandupost.com |language=en |access-date=2020-05-25}}</ref>