KATHMANDU, July 21: A government study has revealed that only 20 percent of the 4,000 families living along the rivers in the Kathmandu Valley are actual squatters (Sukumbasi).
KATHMANDU, July 21: A government study has revealed that only 20 percent of the 4,000 families living along the rivers in the Kathmandu Valley are actual squatters (Sukumbasi).
The Bagmati, Bishnumati and Hanumante are the main rivers in the Kathmandu Valley. The country's rich and vibrant cities -- Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur – have flourished on the banks of these rivers, giving a birth to Bagmati Civilisation in the ancient time. With civilisation, affluent society comes into existence. However, the river banks are also settled by landless squatters owing to the structural inequality in the society. Squatters' settlements expose abject poverty, shortage of amenities and unhygienic environment. But there is also a tendency to occupy the state's land by fake homeless people who use it for commercial benefit.
KATHMANDU, Nov 17: The landless squatters organized a demonstration in Maitighar in the capital on Thursday against the decision of the High Powered Committee for Integrated Development of the Bagmati Civilization (HPCIDBC) to remove the squatter’s settlements from the banks of major rivers in the Kathmandu Valley.
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