Tribhuvan University has formally notified 18 organizations to vacate land unlawfully occupied on its property. According to a report, over 2,000 ropanis of the university’s total 5,050 ropanis of land have been encroached upon by various associations without authorization. An investigative committee has recommended that the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) and the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) conduct inquiries into those responsible for the encroachment.
Dated 13 Baisakh, Kathmandu — Amid government efforts to clear encroached lands and unregulated settlements, Tribhuvan University has also taken steps to reclaim its properties. The university’s General Administration Division issued a 35-day notice on 4 Baisakh to associations and organizations occupying the land illegally. Following this, official correspondence has been sent to 18 organizations requesting them to vacate the premises. In total, 21 organizations have been found occupying sections of Tribhuvan University’s land.
“The 35-day public notice has been issued, and we have sent letters to 18 organizations and entities,” said Raj Bahadur Rai, head of the General Administration Division.
Investigations reveal that more than 2,000 ropanis of Tribhuvan University’s land are claimed by 18 groups, ranging from private to religious organizations. The ‘Land and Property Investigation Committee’ of Tribhuvan University documented these claims in their report. Specifically, in Kirtipur alone, about 1,500 ropanis have been used by different institutions as per the report. Based on these findings, the university has issued notices demanding the land be vacated due to non-utilization for the purposes for which it was allotted.
The letter instructs the concerned organizations, listed in the committee’s report, to relinquish the land. Among the entities involved are the Nepal Cricket Association (CAN), from whose cricket ground to the Professors’ Association and the Laboratory Higher Secondary School are also included.
The investigation committee, chaired by Mahendra Kumar Thapa alongside members Janaki Ballav Adhikari, Professor Prem Sagar Chapagain, and Sushila Adhikari, has recommended recovering Tribhuvan University’s land and taking disciplinary action against those responsible for the encroachment.
