Gandaki Province Government Pledges to Clear Encroachments on Phewa Lake Within Three Months

Pokhara. The newly formed government has decided to remove encroachments on Phewa Lake in Pokhara within three months. According to the decision made by the Council of Ministers meeting on Friday, the removal of encroachments on Phewa Lake is mentioned in the 100 agendas for governance reform put forth by the government.The government's decision states that the process for effective conservation of the watershed area will be initiated within three months with the participation of stakeholders, including the restoration after removing encroachments from the Phewa protected watershed area, landslide management, source conservation, and climate change adaptation activities.The Supreme Court had...