Butwal Municipality Demolishes Encroaching Structures on Government Land

Summary

Butwal Sub-Metropolitan City deployed bulldozers to demolish unauthorized houses on government land in front of the High Court, Butwal bench, after a decade-old court notice was defied.

Key Points
  • Butwal Sub-Metropolitan City cleared unauthorized settlements on government land in front of the High Court, Butwal bench.
  • The land was originally allocated to the High Court after the abolition of the Lumbini Zonal Commissioner's office.
  • A public notice for eviction was issued by the court in 2070 BS, but residents ignored it until the recent demolition.
  • Similar demolitions in other parts of Butwal are planned with potentially shorter notice in the future.
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