Lock on Jumla Rural Municipality Lifted Following Dispute Over Ward Office Construction Site

Jumla. The lock imposed on the Tila Rural Municipality in Jumla has been opened. Local residents from Ripi and Sudhi villages in Ward-6 of the rural municipality had padlocked the office, alleging that the municipality had called for a tender for the construction of the ward office building at a location inconvenient for them, rather than a suitable site.

According to Rural Municipality Chairman Motilal Rokaya, an agreement reached on Tuesday between the protesting side and the municipality stipulated that the tender process for the building construction would be immediately canceled, and the plan would be formulated according to the consensus of the local residents of those villages, leading to the unlocking of the main municipal office.

The local residents had padlocked the office on Sunday. Local resident Bir Bahadur Rawat informed that the lock on the main administrative center of the rural municipality was opened after the agreement was reached in the meeting chaired by Municipality Chairman Rokaya.

However, the lock imposed on the ward office has not been opened yet. Local resident Rawat stated that the lock on the ward office will be opened based on the decision made in the meeting held at the ward level. The local residents of Sudhi and Ripi villages had protested after the rural municipality called for a tender worth NPR 5 million for the construction of the ward office building.