Evicted families receive food support, said not enough
The government cleared squatter settlements from Thapathali, Gairigaun, Sinamangal, and other parts of Kathmandu, with removals in Manohara going on.
Displaced families were screened and relocated to temporary shelters in Radhaswami Satsang, Kirtipur, the Electricity Training Center in Kharipati, Bhaktapur, and the Agricultural Development Bank Training Centre, Lalitpur.
Authorities recorded personal details and provided packet foods, tea, and biscuits on Saturday evening and on Sunday morning though some complained about the food being insufficient.
Food distributed to stranded passanger at BP highway
Due to Saturday’s rain, diversions at various places were washed away at the BP Highway section. Many passengers are stranded on the highway where local hoteliers and Nepal Police are distributing fruits, noodles, water and other items to them. Passengers stranded at Roshi River were given food and a place to stay.
According to Ishwor Karki, Chief Police Inspector of the Area Police Office, Mangaltar, The road is not possible to be opened by Sunday evening. This highway has been blocked since 4pm on Saturday.
Demolition of illegal structures begins at Manohara
The government has continued demolition of squatters' huts and houses by evacuating the illegal dwellers in various public places, especially the river bank of Kathmandu Valley.
On the second day of the evacuation and demolition drive, security forces reached Manohara river bank in Bhaktapur along with heavy equipment and operators early this morning.
They began flattening the illegal structures from 9 am..
Chief of District Police Premises, Surya Bahadur Khadka, said that the demolition of illegal structures kicked off with mobilization of 1,300 Nepal Police personnel and 600 Armed Police Force personnel from Bhaktapur district.
Some persons settling illegally had said they would dismantle their huts till 9 am. Then, the demolition team including Kathmandu Metropolitan City's dozers reached the site and began to clean up.
The structures were flattened only after the settlers evacuated with removal of their chattels. There are 777 huts in the riverbank settlement, which are raised over time.
Seven concrete houses set up illegally were razed on Saturday evening, which, however, faced hostility by the squatters, leaving 22 security personnel injured.
2,492 people penalized for violating traffic rules
Two thousand four hundred and ninety-two drivers have been penalized for violating traffic rules in the past 24 hours.
This has resulted in a revenue collection of Rs 504,000 for the state treasury.
According to the Kathmandu Valley Traffic Police Office, 68 people faced police action for driving after consuming drugs, 275 for illegal 'ride sharing', 145 for violating traffic signals, and 183 for driving vehicles at high speed.
Similarly, 96 people were penalized for not following lane discipline, 75 for honking in prohibited areas, 59 for violating the rules of boarding and alighting passengers at designated places, and 1,413 others for not complying with other traffic rules.
