The park is pressuring them to leave the land they are living on, and every year the embankment is breached and floods enter the slums.
There is a roof to protect from the sun, it is not theirs. There is a land that has been irrigated with blood and sweat for years, it is not in their possession. Even though they are citizens of this country, they do not have a piece of land in their name.
The leader of the endangered Vankariya community has requested to provide the ownership of the land that he has mined for a long time and the forest where he hides his head . They requested Surya Gurung, a member of the National Tribal Commission, Gunj Bahadur Khadka, a central member of the Land Problem Solution Commission, Balaram Bal, chairman of the Land Problem Solution Commission Makwanpur, Ranjan Kalakheti, president of Manhari Rural Municipality, and Prakash Thapa, the ward president, who reached their settlement on Friday. Raghuvansh Kandel, Chief of District Malport Office and Khem Rana, Chief of Surveyor's Office were also present in the
team. Leading lady Santoshi Vanakaria has requested to provide land owner parts in the place where they are living as much as possible. "If you can't give spare parts, please provide spare parts to a place where you can eat by farming," she said.
They have been pleading for years to make the land available in the name of Vankariya community, but they have not been heard yet. They also submitted memorandums to the union, state and local governments at different times, but no one came out to listen to their pain.
District Forest Office Makwanpur has provided 6 and a half hectares of land to the forestry community for 20 years on 28 Chait 2062 was . As only 9 months are left for the end of that period, the forestry community is fragmented . Now they are worried whether they will return to the forest or settle elsewhere. Thatathalo, where they live now, is in the central area of Parsa National Nikunj.
The park is pressuring the Vankariya community to leave the place, while on the other hand, the flood has attacked the settlement from both sides . Every year, the embankment is washed away and floods enter Vankariya settlement.
Manhari rural municipality- 4 Bankarias who are living in Musedhap of Hadikhola gavis say that they are being deprived of government housing facilities.
The government has been allocating budget since 068/069 to build houses under Janata Awas program . But the funds are frozen because they cannot build a house because they do not own land. The Janata Awas District Coordinating Committee staff argues that there is a problem in constructing a building there because their residence is on the land inside the reserve.
In 2059, the government granted citizenship to Vankariya after they started living in Twangra in Handikhola.
The population of Vankariya with 24 households has now reached 96 . So far, 6 people including one male and 5 female students have passed SEE . The government has been providing 4,000 rupees per month as social security allowance to the forestry community for 15 years. The government has been giving Rs 4,000 per person per month to 10 endangered species including foresters. Vankariya is the only community in Makwanpur to get social security allowance.
