Kathmandu, May 19
Kathmandu Metropolitan City Office has run a dozer on the houses built by encroaching on the road area in Gaushala Chowk. This morning, the Metropolitan City Office ran a dozer on the houses and shops built by encroaching on the roadside.
Four dozers have been used to remove the encroached structure. Driving the dozer has also made traffic uncomfortable.
After becoming the mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Balen Shah has launched a campaign to remove encroached structures and protect public property.
Kathmandu Metropolitan City Police Chief Rajunath Pandey informed that the demolition of the houses within the road boundary area on the road from Gaushala to the airport has been started. Today, on the first day, six houses were demolished.
The Kathmandu Metropolitan City had notified 35 days in advance to demolish the houses built by encroaching on the road at Gaushala Chowk. Even after miking for 15 days, he asked to demolish the house. But after the owner of the house did not destroy it themself, the metropolis used a dozer, said Pandey, the city police chief.
“Since 2035, according to the road department’s standards, we have been building houses on the road border and collecting rent, but we have been able to demolish them only now,” said Pandey, the city police chief, “We have started the work by demolishing six concrete big houses. We will also demolish 32 other temporary towers and shutters.”
