Govt to use force to remove squatters along Muglin-Narayangadh road section

Vehicles are seen plying along the Muglin-Narayangadh road section in Chitwan, on Monday, June 12, 2017. Photo: RSS

CHITWAN: The Muglin-Narayangadh road expansion project has decided to remove squatters residing along the highway as most of the areas are prone to landslide and landslip after the road expansion.

The local government has said that forces would be mobilised if the land owners hesitate to relocate themselves from the areas.

As many as 45 house owners have received their first installment compensation amount from the Muglin-Narayangadh road expansion project.

22 out of 45 houses in the high risk zone have received their full compensation amount and moved elsewhere where as 23 houses in Kalikhola are hesitating to move.

Chitwan Chief District Officer Jetendra Basnet said, “If they don’t relocate by themselves, dozers will be used to remove them from there.”

Basnet further said, they have already received their compensation amount. They will be removed before the onset of monsoon as the areas are prone to landslide and landslip.

Narayangadh-Muglin road project chief Rohit Kumar Bishural said, “The local government have been notified about removing the squatters along the highway as the second extended period of five days have expired on Tuesday.”

“With high risk of landslide and landslip, they do not have any alternative rather then moving from there,” Bishural added.

Most of the villagers migrated roadside along the highway from the nearby villages in 1981 for trade and earning livelihood.

Most of them owns land in their villagers but are defying orders as they fear earning livelihood in villages would be hard.

Likewise, Shiva Khanal Information Officer of the Project said, “Last year the project had conducted livelihood training on mushroom farming, briquette, goat farming among others. This time around they would be given such training. After training they would be provided with Rs 10,000 to facilitate their start-up.”

 

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