Demolition of unauthorized structures begins at Manohara riverbank settlement in Bhaktapur
Bhaktapur. The demolition of unauthorized houses and huts built on the banks of the Manohara River has begun.
District Police Range Chief and Superintendent of Police Surya Bahadur Khadka stated that 1,300 Nepal Police personnel and 600 Armed Police Force personnel from Bhaktapur were deployed early this morning to begin dismantling the structures.
According to him, residents were given until 9:00 AM to dismantle their own structures after they initially agreed to do so. Following this, a team from the Kathmandu Metropolitan City, accompanied by bulldozers, commenced the demolition.
Superintendent of Police Khadka said, “Demolition began after most of the houses and huts were emptied of belongings.”
There are 777 houses and huts in this settlement. Previously, on Saturday evening, seven large concrete houses were demolished. During that operation, security forces faced resistance, and 22 security personnel were injured in attacks by some of the squatters.
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