Government orders recovery of Kathmandu’s encroached land based on 1995 report
Summary
The government has initiated the implementation of the 1995 Rawal Commission report aiming to reclaim over 1,859 ropani of illegally encroached public land in Kathmandu, sparking national debate on its feasibility.
Key Points
- The government decided to implement the 1995 Rawal Commission report to recover encroached public land in Kathmandu after 31 years.
- The Ministry of Land Management has frozen all government and public land identified as encroached in the report to prevent ownership transfers.
- The report identified over 1,859 ropani of land under illegal encroachment, with Bauddha and Chabahil as the worst affected areas.
- A facilitation committee has been formed to prepare a roadmap for the report's implementation, coordinating with relevant ministries and authorities.
