Vimala Rishidev (Musahar) of Budhiganga Rural Municipality-1 Khadara Basti in Northern Morang, which is connected to Biratnagar Metropolitan City, has not been able to sleep for the last few days. One is the plan that the municipality is going to make with the intention of submerging the village on top of the winter lake. Due to double anxiety, she could not sleep at this time.

Under the leadership of the ward office, the polluted sewage around Budhiganga Rural Municipality-1 Tangkisinwari is now going to mix with the Singhia river through the Khadara river.

Hundreds of poor and Dalit locals like Vimala are worried that this immature plan of the municipality will lead to upheaval. "The polluted flood has now put the village at double risk", said local Shivlal Majhi, "we have to face both waste and growth".

After the ward office started constructing a deep and wide drain without building a road, the residents of the affected area have submitted a memorandum to the ward office demanding to stop the construction work on Sunday. "Wada office is working with some land traders and industrialists to kill people", a local accused.

Ward president Somraj Kafle admitted that Surya Nepal gave 60 lakh rupees and other industries including Aarti Strip also agreed to give money. He said, "Industries have given money to manage both the canal and the river, we have started the work." "The plan will be implemented by adding about one crore from Udayo and the remaining amount from the ward," he said.

According to experts, if this plan is implemented, most of the wards of Budhiganga Rural Municipality will be inundated. Also, most of the wards of Biratnagar Mahanagar 1 and 19 and Kathari and Jahda Rural Municipality of Southern Morang seem to be at high risk of inundation and erosion.

Khadara and Singhia rivers have narrowed and flowed. Sunil KC, another resident, said that if water is added there, it is certain that the settlements near the river will be eroded and flooded as they cannot bear the load. He said, "If the Wada's plan is implemented, our entire village will definitely sink." Another local Dilkumari official complained, "Now mixing water with industrial waste will cause more problems".

Meanwhile, local residents have started a phased protest from Sunday in protest against the municipality's opaque plan. They are protesting because the ward started the plan completely ignoring the problems of our stakeholders. At a press conference in Biratnagar on Sunday, the affected residents have submitted a letter of attention to the ward and municipal chief.

They have drawn the attention of the district administration office and other municipalities. The affected people have put forward demands such as immediate stoppage of the opaque planning work, construction of sustainable embankment in Khadara and Singhia rivers and publication of DPR and environmental impact assessment report.