KATHMANDU, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- The Nepali government hopes to open the Narayanhiti Palace Museum to the public within six months, local news website eKantipur reported on Friday.

    The Narayanhiti Palace was the residence of Nepali Shah kings for more than a century.

    The opening of the museum has been delayed as the government is yet to finalize a proposal on its operation and management.

    Bishnu Raj Karki, Deputy Director General of the Department of Archaeology (DoA) Thursday said that they have finalized a detailed revised proposal on the museum's management and it will be forwarded to the ministry soon for cabinet approval.

    "We will be able to make necessary arrangements to open the museum to the public in four months after the cabinet endorses the proposal," he said.

    The museum will showcase relics of the Shah dynasty kings in four separate buildings that lie within the premises of the former royal palace, according to the report.

    The proposal drafted by the DoA has a provision to employ in the museum 180 out of the total of 721 former Narayanhiti Royal Palace employees. They will be given necessary training before assigning them to the museum.

    The revised proposal includes a detailed plan for internal and external security at the museum, ticket counters, rest houses and arrangements to provide visitors information.

    "We are mulling over installing CCTVs to ensure that the items showcased in the museum are not stolen or vandalized," said Karki. "All items will be labelled in detail," he added.

    Karki said that the department would launch massive publicity before formally opening the museum.

    Former King Gyanendra vacated the palace on June 11 after the Constituent Assembly on May 18 declared Nepal a republic. The government had later decided to develop the palace into a museum according to public sentiment.