Kathmandu: Campaign to remove encroachment, bulldozers run on settlements along the Bagmati Corridor.

Kathmandu. The Nepal government has today started removing Sukumbasi settlements along the Bagmati Corridor in Teku and Banshighat areas as part of the second phase of the ongoing encroachment removal campaign in Kathmandu.

Since Friday morning, bulldozers are being operated continuously in the area and structures built on public land are being demolished. Officials say the campaign aims to reduce flood risk and restore urban order.

The move is part of the government’s broader campaign to remove settlements from river banks and reclaim public land.

The government has clarified that the process of removal of encroachment on public and government land will be taken forward only after identification of genuine Sukumbasis and their safe settlement.

The government has said that it stands firm on this policy and there is no need to panic the landless Sukumbasis, as their problems and concerns are being taken into consideration.

In view of the upcoming monsoon, the government has launched a special operation from April 25 targeting settlements at high risk of floods and submergence located along the Bagmati River and its tributaries in the Kathmandu Valley.

Giving priority to the safety of people, the administration has already evacuated the at-risk settlements in Thapathali, Shantinagar, Garigaon and Gothatar Budhchok and Manohara areas of Kageshwari Manohara Municipality.