Ministry Forms Committee to Protect and Manage Trust Land in Janakpur

Kathmandu. The Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives, and Poverty Alleviation has formed a 9-member implementation committee to protect trust land, including the Ramjanki Temple in Dhanusha, and remove encroachments within the greater Janakpur area.

The ministry has formed the committee today to expedite the implementation of previously prepared reports for the protection and management of ponds, pond banks, the Ramjanki Temple, and other major monasteries and trust lands within the Janakpur sub-metropolitan city under the greater Janakpur area.

The committee has been formed under the convenership of Dhruv Ghimire, Trust Administrator of the Trust Institute, Head Office. The committee includes representatives such as the Assistant Chief District Officer of the District Administration Office, Dhanusha, the District Coordination Officer of the District Coordination Committee, Dhanusha, the Director of the Department of Land Management and Information, the Chief Land Administration Officer of the Land Administration Office, Dhanusha, the Chief Survey Officer of the Survey Office, Dhanusha, and the Office Chief of the Trust Institute Branch Office, Dhanusha.

The ministry has stated that the committee has been given the responsibility to remove encroachments and protect and manage ponds, pond banks, the Ramjanki Temple, and other major monasteries and trust lands within the greater Janakpur area.

The committee will implement the tasks mentioned in the High-Level Task Force Report, 2062, the Commission for Investigation on Government, Public, and Trust Land Protection, 2076, and other reports related to trust land.

As per the committee's scope of work, a notice will be issued to the concerned individuals to voluntarily vacate the land within seven days by demarcating encroachments on temple premises, ponds, and pond banks. Similarly, for areas where houses and huts have been built on other trust lands, concerned individuals will be notified to remove encroachments within fifteen days after demarcation.

If the encroachments are not removed within the stipulated period, arrangements have been made to remove them within 15 days in coordination with the local administration and the concerned local level. After the encroachment removal work is completed, the committee will have to submit a progress report to the ministry within 15 days, the ministry has stated.

According to the ministry, with the formation of this committee, the protection and management of trust properties of historical, religious, and cultural significance in the greater Janakpur area will be further strengthened by effectively implementing the suggestions given by past studies, commissions, and task forces.