Pokhara. In Ashad 2075, the then Mayor of Pokhara Metropolitan City, Man Bahadur GC, initiated the construction of a foot track along the Phirke River by personally operating a bulldozer. During his bulldozer operation, some journalists were injured due to the uncontrolled machine.The campaign, which began without proper study, was halted midway. Due to the government's unclear policy and lack of oversight, hundreds of houses and huts have been built by encroaching on the Phirke River. Despite numerous studies recommending the immediate removal of structures, the metropolis has been unable to implement them. The metropolis has done nothing beyond issuing...