A joint team of the city police and Nepal Police has been deployed in the campaign to remove the sidewalk.
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Biratnagar Metropolitan City has started a campaign to clear the sidewalks from Friday morning, saying it will make the market area clean, beautiful and organized.
A team led by Deputy Mayor Shilpa Nirla Karki has taken up the task of removing encroachments in the market area. This campaign has directly affected small and daily-based businessmen.
During the campaign, Karki urged businessmen to voluntarily clear the sidewalks, but many small businessmen have complained that they have no choice. 'It is easy to evict us, but where will we be given a place to live?', Ramdev Sah, who is selling satu on a cart, expressed his anger, 'It is wrong for the metropolis to evict poor people like us who earn all day and feed their families in the evening without any choice.
The metropolis had already completed preparations to remove shops, carts and temporary structures placed in a disorderly manner in the main market area. Although it is said that this decision was made after discussions with the concerned bodies a few days ago, the affected businessmen claim that they were not involved in the process.
The metropolis says that they were warned by miking for two days before this. However, according to the businessmen, the short notice and pressure to remove it immediately have caused them problems.
A joint team of the city police and the Nepal Police has been deployed in the campaign to remove the sidewalk. If they do not comply, the goods will be confiscated, informed the city police inspector Rajan Poudel.
Although the metropolis claims that the campaign will help in city management, local Haribol Kamati says that the strict measures taken without alternative arrangements are putting the livelihood of small businessmen in danger.
