Around 700 encroached houses demolished in Kohalpur

english.khabarhub.com · 1 week ago

Kohalpur Municipality in Banke has demolished 751 houses built on encroached public and government land near the cricket field. Mayor Purna Prasad Acharya stated that genuine landless squatters will be managed, potentially with livelihood allowances. Affected families are temporarily housed at the Kohalpur New Bus Park building, facing shortages of food and uncertainty. Human rights activists monitored the situation and discussed it with municipal officials.