. The land was allocated five decades ago for the construction of a well-equipped bus park in Pokhara, the tourism capital of Nepal. A plan to construct a bus park in 205 ropanis of land at Prithvi Chowk was put forward in 2032 BS. The survey was published in the gazette by sewing the Seti River in the east, the former traffic building in the west, the airport in the south and the bus park within the four forts inside Salt Trading in the north.
The land for the bus park has shrunk to 47 ropanis from 205 ropanis of land to 47 ropanis after 50 years of lack of work.
There are squatters on the land of the bus park. According to a study carried out by Pokhara Metropolitan City, more than 400 landless squatters have been living on the land of the bus park. Due to the lack of bus park for a long time, long and short route buses are now leaving their destinations from the roadside. This has led to frequent traffic jam and disruption in the Prithvi Chowk area of Pokhara.
Pokhara Metropolitan City (PMC) has issued a 35
-day notice to remove the structures encroached upon by the metropolis. A meeting of the executive committee held on April 17 gave notice to remove the encroached structures.
The process of evicting the encroached land has been going on in the federal capital Kathmandu for the past few days.
They have demanded that the landless squatters should not be evicted without proper management. Rupa KC, who is also the chairperson of Krishna Tole Mothers’ Group inside the bus park, said that they do not want to live in disorder.
She said that the bus park should be constructed only after proper management. “Squatters have never been against bus parks. If we are properly managed, we are ready to leave the place where we are living now, and we will support the development of the government. ‘
Prem Bahadur Gurung, coordinator of Landless and Unsystematic Settlers’ Concern Struggle Committee, Kaski, said that the landless and unsystematic settlers should be managed in ward no 9 or nearby ward.
He said that they were worried after the metropolis issued a notice to vacate the place where they were living without management.
He said, “The decision of the Metropolitan Municipality is worrying the landless and unorganized settlers.
The metropolis should first create a suitable alternative situation and finally construct the bus park within 205 ropanis of land. ‘
Labor leader Rudra Gautam said that they would support the government’s move if the work of removing the encroached structures of the bus park is started.
According to him, the bus park should be constructed on 205 ropanis of land earmarked for the project.
He said, “The land of the bus park has been bought and sold on the basis of personal access by misusing access and power at different periods. It is wrong to see the real squatters as obstacles to development. First, the entire land allotted in the past should be vacant, if that happens, we will be supportive. ‘
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