Government Advances Implementation of High-Level Commission Report on Public Land Protection

Kathmandu. The government has moved forward with the process of implementing the report of the High-Level Commission for Investigation and Protection of Government and Public Land (Raval Commission).

The process of halting all encroached government and public land mentioned in the report from being transferred under any circumstances has been initiated.

The Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives, and Poverty Alleviation has corresponded with the Department of Land Management and Records and the Department of Survey, requesting a halt on the sale, name transfer, or any other form of ownership transfer of encroached land included in the commission's report to any individual.

According to the ministry, the report of the High-Level Commission for Investigation and Protection of Government and Public Land has already been submitted to the Government of Nepal. The Council of Ministers has already made a decision for the implementation of the report, and an eight-member committee has also been formed to make the implementation effective.

As per the decision of the Council of Ministers, the ministry has stated that the necessary process is being advanced through the Department of Land Management and Records and the Department of Survey to prevent changes in the ownership of land mentioned in the report.