April 27, Bhaktapur – All structures of the squatter settlement near Manohara River, located along the Bhaktapur-Kathmandu border, have been demolished. According to Deputy Superintendent of Police Surya Bahadur Khadka, all 810 houses of the Manohara squatter settlement in Lokanthali, Ward No. 1 of Madhyapur Thimi Municipality, adjacent to the Manohara River and near the medicinal herbs area, were dismantled. On Monday, 24 JCB excavators were deployed to dismantle the structures in that area. The police reported that alongside one community school, all structures in the Manohara squatter settlement were demolished.
On Saturday evening, efforts to remove the structures were met with stone-throwing incidents. In clashes with the squatters, 22 security personnel, including Thimi Police Station Chief, Deputy Superintendent of Police Navaraj Dhungana, were injured. By Sunday morning, approximately 2,000 security personnel had been deployed, prompting around 80 percent of the squatters to evacuate the settlement voluntarily. The police successfully carried out the peaceful clearance of the squatter settlement on Sunday and Monday.
