The Makawanpur administration has issued an order to immediately halt trade, saying that trade is being conducted in risky structures that were demolished during road expansion.
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Businesses in the risky buildings demolished during road expansion in Hetauda's main market have been banned.
The District Administration Office, Makawanpur, has banned business activities in houses and huts that were demolished and are in a risky condition during the road expansion under Hetauda Sub-metropolitan City.
The District Administration Office, Makawanpur, has issued instructions to stop immediately as it was found that business activities are still being conducted in the demolished structures within the road boundaries. Although the road expansion work has been suspended due to the Supreme Court order, the administration has issued a notice to stop the work as some businessmen are seen doing business in risky houses while managing the demolished structures, Chief District Officer Basanta Adhikari said.
In accordance with the decision of the District Disaster Management Committee meeting, the notice issued by Assistant Chief District Officer Mohanraj Joshi states, ‘It is requested not to operate any type of business or business within the demolished and risky structures.’
If anyone operates a business ignoring the notice and any kind of disaster or accident occurs due to it, the homeowner and the concerned businessperson themselves will be fully responsible. In addition, all concerned have been urged to give high priority to the safety of workers during the management of the structures. They are selling and distributing by setting up shops in the demolished risky buildings.
The writ filed in the Supreme Court against the 25-meter road expansion in the main market area of Hetauda was also on the ‘not to be seen’ list on Sunday. The writ, which was scheduled to be heard by a joint bench of Justices Kumar Regmi and Shrikant Poudel, was on the ‘not to be seen’ list. The next hearing has been scheduled for Poush 29. Earlier, the hearings on Poush 13, Poush 6 and Poush 2 were also on the list of not to be seen and not to be seen. Locals including Bindabasini Kansakar had filed a writ in the Supreme Court demanding the protection of their houses and property during the road expansion.
The Road Division Hetauda started the road expansion work by removing the houses and structures built in the main market area of Hetauda for the construction of the Asian Highway from Mangsir 20 and is now waiting for the court’s order. There are 234 houses, huts and structures on the right side of the road and 297 on the left side of the road within 25/25 yards from the center of the road that need to be demolished. Of these, about 500 structures have already been demolished.
According to the information from the Road Division, Hetauda, houses and huts were demolished on November 20 during the road expansion from Ratomate to Buddha Chowk via Rapti Bridge and from Buddha Chowk to Samari Bridge.
