The Balami couple, who came to Kathmandu from Nuwakot, had been paying Rs 15,000 per month for a room with shutters. Now, they are moving to the Machhapokhari area, renting a room with shutters for Rs 30,000.
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It is 8 am. Suntali Balami has not been able to feed her daughter properly. However, she needs to leave the house she is living in as soon as possible.
After the Kathmandu District Administration issued a notice on Thursday to remove the houses and huts along the riverbank, many are now in a hurry to leave the settlement.
Suntali, who lives on Buddhajyoti Marg near the new bus park in Balaju, is in a similar hurry.
Amidst the fear that if she delays, a bulldozer will come and demolish the house and even the things that can be removed will not be saved, she was holding her one-and-a-half-year-old daughter in her arms, arranging the baby's clothes and kitchen utensils. 
Her husband Somlal Balami was also helping her as she was about to leave the place forever. He was lifting the heavy things and placing them in the car parked nearby.
‘We had been living in this place on rent for 7 years,’ said Somlal, ‘but we had to leave after the government said to use a dozer.’
The Balami couple, who came to Kathmandu from Nuwakot, had been paying 15,000 rupees per month for a room with shutters. Now they are moving to the Machhapokhari area on rent for 30,000 rupees. They have a one-and-a-half-year-old, 7-year-old daughter and a 10-year-old son. They had been earning a living by running a meat shop.
‘I was mentally stressed when the notice came to evacuate the settlement three days ago. Even the children were scared when the houses around them started collapsing due to the fear of the dozer being used,’ said Suntali, ‘We have found a room nearby, everything will gradually be fine.’
Since the government started using dozers in squatter settlements in various parts of Kathmandu since last Saturday, most of the locals have started migrating by making alternative arrangements.
