KATHMANDU: The Road Division Office, Hetauda, has begun demolishing physical structures falling within the road boundary as part of the main road expansion project in the Bagmati Province capital.
The demolition work started early Friday morning using excavators, targeting structures built within the 25–25 yards width required for widening the main market-area road, according to Guru Prasad Adhikari of the Road Division Office.
The clearance drive is being carried out along the East-West Highway from Ratomate to Buddhachowk and up to the Rapti River bridge, and along the Tribhuvan Highway from Buddhachowk to Samari Bridge.
On November 21, the Road Division Office had issued a public notice giving property owners 15 days to remove all permanent and temporary structures, houses, sheds and other constructions, built within the 25-yard road boundary on both sides.
Officials said the demolition began after owners failed to clear the structures within the deadline.
Security personnel have been deployed in large numbers to prevent potential obstructions from locals during the clearance operation.
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