TANAHUN, Jan 21: Demolition of houses along the eastern section of the Mugling-Pokhara road has begun in Damauli Bazar area, the district headquarters of Tanahun.
Out of a total of 70 houses to be demolished, 45 families have started demolishing their houses themselves after receiving the first installment of compensation. Engineer Bsishnu Prasad Pandey of Mugling-Pokhara eastern section said that the second installment will be paid after demolishing the house.
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According to him, around Rs 60 million will be spent to compensate for the houses in Damauli market area. "If everyone takes the first phase of compensation, 60 per cent will be distributed," he said, adding that the houses in Damauli market area are expected to be demolished within the next one-and-a-half months.
According to him, work will be carried out in Damauli Bazar area after expansion of the road from Dumre Bazar area in Bandipur Rural Municipality of the district.
He said that the project has asked them to demolish the houses, holding meetings from time to time and encouraging the municipality to demolish the houses.