Pokhara Metropolis issues 35-day notice to clear encroached bus park land

Summary

Pokhara Metropolitan City has issued a 35-day notice for eviction of structures on land designated for a bus park at Prithvi Chowk to address long-standing encroachment and traffic congestion.

Key Points
  • Pokhara Metropolitan City issued a 35-day notice to remove illegal structures from bus park land at Prithvi Chowk.
  • The land for the bus park has been reduced from 205 ropani to 47 ropani due to poor management and encroachment.
  • Over 400 landless families currently reside on the encroached land, forcing buses to operate from the roadside.
  • The action is part of a wider effort to reclaim encroached public land, similar to initiatives in Kathmandu.
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