KATHMANDU: The Law, Justice and Human Rights Committee under the House of Representatives has begun on-site inspections of holding centers where landless squatters displaced from unplanned settlements are currently being accommodated.
The relocation of squatter settlements from riverbanks and tributaries across the Kathmandu Valley began on April 25. Following the eviction, displaced families have been placed in various temporary holding centers and residential facilities.
On Saturday, committee members visited holding centers operated at the Nepal Electricity Authority Training Center and the Agricultural Development Bank Training Center in Bhaktapur. Committee Chair Samiksha Baskota said similar visits will continue to other locations in the coming days.
She said the committee will hold detailed discussions on the condition of the holding centers, service management, and areas requiring improvement, and will forward recommendations to the concerned authorities.
In earlier meetings, committee members emphasized that poor, disadvantaged and squatter communities must be treated with dignity, in line with constitutional fundamental rights, principles of social justice and international human rights standards.
The committee also stated that it will review and support the government’s ongoing work on building an integrated digital database of landless populations.
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