Government-Operated Dozers Spark Fear Among Residents; Property Owners Affix Ownership Certificates on Homes

News Summary: The government has deployed dozers in various settlements to manage squatters. However, residents have grown fearful as homes along riverbanks are being demolished without proper identification of squatters. Following the use of dozers in the Dhobikhola area, residents began attaching land ownership certificates to their homes’ walls to safeguard their properties.

Kathmandu, 19 Baishakh – The government has initiated dozer operations in settlements as part of squatter management efforts. The indiscriminate use of dozers without identifying squatters has drawn sharp criticism. As unregulated demolitions of homes along riverbanks began—regardless of rightful ownership—citizens have become anxious.

Homeowners, especially those residing near riverbanks, have responded by affixing their land ownership certificates to their walls in an attempt to protect their properties. The demolition operations continue, including today’s deployment of dozers in the Dhobikhola area, where residents hung ownership documents upon receiving prior notice.

Today, the demolition of a settlement near Rudramati Temple in the Dhobikhola vicinity took place using dozers.

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