Since the police did not own the land where the outpost had been established and used for a long time, they were unable to build the necessary permanent structures and infrastructure.
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After years of procedural confusion and confusion, the Dhankuta Police has acquired ownership of the land that has been occupied by its outposts. Since the police did not own the land that had been occupied by the outposts for a long time, the police were unable to build the necessary permanent structures and infrastructure.
Dhankuta Superintendent of Police Sharat Kumar Thapa Chhetri informed that 29 ropanis of land have been acquired for the proposed Muga police station in Okhra of Sangurigadhi Rural Municipality, Jorpati of Chhatharjorpati Rural Municipality, Belhara of Dhankuta Municipality, Falametar of Chaubise Rural Municipality and Pakhribas Municipality.
The Government of Nepal has provided the occupancy rights of 22 ropanis of government and private land out of the 29 that came into the ownership of Dhankuta Police. Similarly, the locals have registered seven ropanis of land in the name of the police and provided landownership certificates. The locals have provided 7 ropanis of land free of charge for the proposed Muga police station in Falametar of Chaubise Rural Municipality and Pakhribas Municipality.
Locals Man Bahadur Karki and Rajkumar Bhandari provided 3 ropanis of land for the Falametar police post and Samantabhadra Thapa provided 4 ropanis of land for the Muga police post, said Superintendent of Police Thapa. Locals Ghanshyam Basnet and Ratna Bahadur Basnet provided one ropani of land for the Belhara police post free of charge.
Superintendent of Police Thapa said that the right of possession of 14 ropanis of land for the Belhara police post was obtained on the recommendation of the local level. The Okhra police post, established in 2024 BS in Okhra of Sangurigadhi rural municipality, has also obtained the right of possession of 5 ropanis and 6 aanas of land that it has been using for 58 years. The process of acquiring land for the post was started in 2055 BS.
Since then, despite requests from the Land Problem Resolution Commission and the government formed at various times, the land has not been made available for the police. Dhankuta Superintendent of Police Sharat Kumar Thapa Chhetri said that the path has been paved for the construction of permanent structures including offices, barracks, housing, kitchens, training grounds for all five police posts that have secured land ownership.
Despite having been using the land for a long time, the necessary permanent structures and infrastructure for the police could not be built due to lack of ownership. There is a provision that government budget cannot be spent for the construction of permanent structures in places where land ownership is not obtained. The District Traffic Police Office in Dhankuta also does not have its own land. Due to lack of land and permanent structures, the Traffic Police Office is being operated from a cramped and dilapidated house built on 2 aanas of land.
Superintendent of Police Sharat Kumar Thapa Chhetri said that the process of acquiring land has also progressed for the Traffic Police and the Ahale post of Sangurigadhi Rural Municipality. There are 29 police units in Dhankuta, including District Police, Traffic, Area, Permanent and Temporary posts, Post, BIT, Tourist Assistance Police. Among these, the traffic police, Jorpati and Belhara police posts are living in rented houses.
Due to budget shortage, the police posts in Triveni of Shahidbhumi Rural Municipality, Sindhuwa of Chhathar Jorpati, Maunabudhuk and Samewa of Chaubise are being operated from old and dilapidated structures. These posts do not have essential infrastructure such as offices, accommodation, jails, and kitchens. Superintendent Thapa says that the posts have to be operated from old and dilapidated structures provided by the locals.
