Kantipur correspondent Aarti Poude, who reached the Miteri Bridge area of the new bus park, said about the situation there, ”Everyone is carrying away their belongings. Some are removing the roofs of the shops on the banks. They seem to be angry with the government. They are not even willing to speak.”
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Residents of Kathmandu's riverbanks have started vacating their houses and huts on their own. After the Kathmandu District Administration Office issued a notice to unorganized settlers living on the banks of rivers in various parts of the district on Wednesday to vacate those areas, they have started leaving the settlements on their own.
According to Kantipur's multimedia correspondent Vishal Karki , residents of Balkhu and Bansighat areas have started vacating their houses and huts since Thursday morning. Residents from Balkhu's Jagran Marg to Kuleshwor Secondary School area have started picking up their belongings on their own.
Talking about the situation there, he said, "The residents here are doing the work of removing their houses and huts on their own. Their complaint is that the government did not give them time, they were not given rooms. They have kept their belongings outside. The belongings have gotten wet due to the rain."
According to Kantipur correspondent Aarti Poudel , goods have also started being picked up from the Miteri Bridge area of the New Bus Park. While observing the situation there, she said, "Everyone is carrying away their belongings. Children are riding bicycles and some are removing the roofs of shops on the banks. They seem to be angry with the government. Some have even abandoned the houses they are building in the same area and are walking away. They are not even willing to talk.’ According to Kantipur’s photojournalist
Hemanta Shrestha , residents of Shankhamul and Buddhanagar areas have also started picking up their belongings on their own. According to Kathmandu Metropolitan City’s Chief Administrative Officer Saroj Guragain
, discussions are ongoing on where and how to house the unorganized settlers and squatters who will be displaced from tomorrow morning. He told Kantipur’s Bikash Acharya
, ‘The location has not been finalized yet. We do not even have enough space to house them.’ The government has been using dozers in about 60 places since Friday. About 2,000 people are being displaced. Similarly, preparations are underway to deploy dozers in the areas of Kapan and other squatter settlements within Budhanilkantha Municipality.
According to Kantipur correspondent
Durga Dulal
, the municipality has called an all-party meeting to take a decision on this. Mayor Mitharam Adhikari said that there are 785 households of squatters within the municipality and they have been urged to evacuate. 
