Bulldozers deployed to clear squatter settlement in Thapathali

Kathmandu. Bulldozers were deployed this morning at the squatter settlement in Thapathali. A large number of police personnel were mobilized to carry out the demolition starting at 8:30 AM.

Although most squatters had vacated the settlement on Friday, some only removed their belongings this morning. There was no resistance when the bulldozers began their work.

The belongings of those who defied government directives were removed from the settlement this morning with the assistance of the police. Many squatters remain stranded on the roadside with their belongings.