Stating that there are 19 rivers in the Kathmandu Valley, the government has claimed that if the decision is implemented, 8,304 houses and huts and 42,000 citizens will be displaced on both sides of those rivers.
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A hearing has been scheduled for Wednesday for the review writ petition filed against the Supreme Court's decision to leave an additional 20 meters of space along the riverbank.
The then Law Secretary Phadindra Gautam had filed a review petition on behalf of the government, saying that it could not implement the decision made on 20 Poush 20, 2080, which required the construction of structures by leaving a 20-meter gap on the banks of rivers including Bagmati and Bishnumati in the valley.
The government has argued that there will be complications in implementing the Supreme Court's decision to establish a 20-meter standard on the banks of rivers in the Kathmandu Valley for three different reasons.
The government claims that it is not financially feasible to implement the decision. The government has claimed that there are 19 rivers in the Kathmandu Valley and that if the decision is implemented, 8,304 houses and huts on the right and left sides of those rivers and 42,000 citizens will be displaced.
The government argues that if the Supreme Court's decision is implemented, those houses should be demolished with compensation, but that is not financially feasible.
The government argues that if the decision is implemented, it will also be socially unacceptable. 'Therefore, I respectfully request that the decision issued to issue the said order be reviewed,' the government's petition states.
The petition also claims that the implementation of the judgment will create constitutional, legal and practical problems. The government argues that the government should implement it gradually, while maintaining constitutional limits, while properly managing resources and means for the welfare of the citizens and the development of the country.
The government has insisted that it should also look at how many houses and lands will have to be acquired during the implementation of the judgment and how much compensation will be required for such acquisition.
