The government continues its efforts to remove unregulated and squatter settlements along the Bagmati River and its tributaries. The Prime Minister’s Secretariat reported that 1,816 families, comprising 7,789 members, have identified themselves as squatters and engaged with the government.
Of these, the government has relocated 794 individuals to four holding centers, while the remaining families are arranging housing independently. According to data released on 20th Baishakh by the Prime Minister’s Secretariat in Kathmandu, the contacted 1,816 families include a total of 7,789 members.
The government also provided information on placing those residing in unplanned settlements into four different holding centers. The 794 relocated people have been accommodated in organized holding centers, and those who reported to the screening center at Dashrath Rangashala have reportedly arranged housing on their own and moved out.
The currently operational holding centers include the Radhaswami Satsang Building in Kirtipur, hotels near New Buspark and Machapokhari areas, Nepal Electricity Authority Training Center in Bhaktapur, and the Agricultural Training Center in Bodesh.
