Kathmandu opens holding centers as hundreds displaced by Bagmati river demolitions
- Kathmandu authorities opened five holding centers and began moving families displaced by Bagmati riverbank demolitions after registering them at Dasharath Stadium. - By Monday evening, 891 families totaling 3,792 people had registered, and officials said many were being shifted to holding centers, hotels, and lodges. - The evictions followed a wider drive against 871 identified riverbank households in Kathmandu Valley. (kathmandupost.com)
Kathmandu has opened holding centers and temporary lodging for families displaced after demolitions of settlements along the Bagmati River. (en.setopati.com) (kathmandupost.com) The registration hub is Dasharath Stadium in Tripureshwar, where the High Powered Committee for Integrated Development of Bagmati Civilization and the Kathmandu Valley Development Authority are recording family details. (english.khabarhub.com) (english.nepalnews.com) By 5 p.m. on Monday, 891 families comprising 3,792 people had registered there, including more than 1,500 children, according to Setopati. (en.setopati.com) Officials said families unable to arrange housing and food on their own were being sent onward after registration to five holding centers, as well as hotels and lodges. (en.setopati.com) (kathmandupost.com) Kathmandu Metropolitan City has set up separate desks at the stadium for health check-ups and meal distribution while the relocation process continues. (en.setopati.com) (english.nepalnews.com) The first shelter site filled quickly. Setopati reported that 31 families sent earlier to the Satsang Bhawan center in Kirtipur exhausted that site’s capacity, forcing authorities to place others elsewhere. (en.setopati.com 1) (en.setopati.com 2) The demolitions began on Saturday, April 25, in Thapathali and expanded to Gairigaun and Shantinagar, with police and metropolitan personnel deployed to clear structures and move belongings. (kathmandupost.com 1) (kathmandupost.com 2) The Kathmandu Valley Development Authority said 871 unauthorized households had been identified before the drive: 476 in Shantinagar, 162 in Gairigaun, 143 in Thapathali, 77 in Gothatar, and 13 in Manohara Tole. (kathmandupost.com) Authorities say the registration is meant to separate families deemed genuine landless squatters from others before any longer-term rehabilitation or land allocation decision. (thehimalayantimes.com) (english.nepalnews.com) For now, the immediate system is simple: stadium first, paperwork next, then a bed in a holding center, hotel, or lodge if a family has nowhere else to go. (kathmandupost.com) (en.setopati.com)
