Dhana Raj Acharya

Pokhara Metropolitan City has begun removing encroachments along the Phirke Khola, a stream flowing through the city, with the goal of beautifying its banks and launching the Phirke Corridor Project. This initiative, supported by the federal government, aims to transform Pokhara into a "green, clean, modern, and world-class river-corridor city," according to City Mayor Dhan Raj Acharya. The operation concluded peacefully on its first day, though some residents expressed concerns about the proposed right-of-way criteria.