KATHMANDU, Aug 10: Locals have protested after the Kathmandu Metropolitan City ran a dozer on the river located at Sat Tale in Kapan. The Kathmandu Metropolitan used the dozer to remove a slab placed on the river.

Mayor Mitharam Adhikari informed that there was a dispute between the locals and the Metropolitan after they used a dozer in the Budhanilkantha area. "We are now having a discussion after the dispute", he said.

The locals even said that there was a clash between the locals and the City Police who went there to remove the slab.

The aforementioned area is prone to flooding, even from slight rainfall. A Hume pipe is placed downstream of the river. As the river is narrow, the surrounding residents face the problem of flooding frequently.

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