{"id":429126,"date":"2026-05-01T12:22:36","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T06:37:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/?p=429126"},"modified":"2026-05-01T12:22:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T06:37:37","slug":"government-launches-campaign-to-remove-high-risk-settlements-along-bagmati-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/2026\/05\/01\/429126.html","title":{"rendered":"Government launches campaign to remove high-risk settlements along Bagmati River"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Kathmandu:<\/strong> The government has launched a campaign to remove high-risk settlements along the banks of the Bagmati River and its tributaries in Balkhu and Bansighat from today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The operation is being carried out by the District Administration Office, Kathmandu, in coordination with concerned agencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/dozer-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-429127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/dozer-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/dozer-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/dozer-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/dozer.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the campaign, a total of 686 structures are set to be removed, including 486 huts in Balkhu and 200 structures in Bansighat. Demolition has begun using dozers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/dozer-2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-429128\" srcset=\"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/dozer-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/dozer-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/dozer-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/dozer-2.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The government said the move has been prioritised to prevent possible loss of life and property due to floods and inundation during the monsoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/dozer-3-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-429129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/dozer-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/dozer-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/dozer-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/dozer-3.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It also stated that similar actions will be gradually extended to upstream areas, including Shankhamul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Regarding squatters in other areas, the government clarified that eviction will proceed only after preparing a concrete plan for proper identification and safe resettlement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The government has launched a campaign to remove high-risk settlements along the banks of the Bagmati River and its tributaries in Balkhu and Bansighat from today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":429127,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,3,4,76,5],"tags":[],"reporter":[],"class_list":["post-429126","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-en-cover","category-english","category-en-news","category-society","category-top-stories"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/429126"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=429126"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/429126\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":429130,"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/429126\/revisions\/429130"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/429127"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=429126"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=429126"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=429126"},{"taxonomy":"reporter","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/reporter?post=429126"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}