Phirke Khola

Pokhara Metropolitan City has commenced a demolition drive to clear illegal structures encroaching on the Phirke Khola river corridor and the Pokhara Bus Park area. The action follows the expiration of public notices demanding the removal of permanent and temporary structures, with the municipality vowing to recover demolition costs from violators. The city is also preparing to reclaim land for a modern bus park and has requested details from landless Dalits and squatters.

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.