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Kathmandu Thursday December 20, 2001 Paush 05, 2058.
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Maitighar residents get compensation
Post Report
KATHMANDU, Dec 19 -
Kathmandu Metropolitan City almost ended giving away compensation to the owners of the
houses at Maitighar today, which were acquired by the government to make a park in the
area which was until now occupied by the eyesore structures here.
The executive officer
at the KMC Surya Silwal said, "Today we distributed 8.6 million rupees. And on
Tuesday the total amount of 14.7 million rupees was distributed. We have almost
distributed compensation to the residents whose houses have been acquired by the
government."
Meanwhile, the
residents of Maitighar area today demolished their houses themselves with the help of some
Kathmanndu Metropolitan City staff so that the materials could be reused.
"KMC is helping
them for the time being. We have given the dateline of coming Friday. After that we will
have to use bulldozers and cranes to do it faster and clear the debris," said KMC
executive officer Surya Silwal.
He said all of the
residents showed willingness to support the government’s programme to eradicate the
eyesore structures in the middle of the street.
The government decided
on December 3 to demolish the Maitighar area and transform it into a green park in
preparation for the upcoming SAARC Summit.
A committee was formed
to determine the compensation for the land at Maitighar which later declared that the
owners of around 2 ropani land there would be given a compensation of Rs 6.4 million per
ropani.
KMC has a plan to make
a green park at the intersection with a Mandala-shaped pattern in the middle of the park.
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