Currently, some municipalities have prepared land use plans on paper. But that is not land use but only classification of land. Even agricultural areas, Bhir Pakho and Hocho parts have been declared residential or commercial areas in the interests of the landowners and the municipality.

Many experts agree that urbanization in Nepal cannot be controlled and managed due to public pressure and low political will. On the other hand, there are those who say that uncontrolled urbanization has degraded human settlements and urban environments across the country. The question of the third type of experts is, is it not possible to control the disaster caused by loose urbanization? says. 

The main reason why the cities of Great Britain, America and Europe do not see Gajyanggujung like Nepal is because of the control there. In those cities, although the ownership of land is vested in individuals, the municipality has the right to use it. A school cannot be built in the housing area designated by the municipality as it is my private land. No housing or industry can be built in areas designated as forests or water bodies. Municipalities of those countries decide which land is suitable for housing, which industry and other uses by looking at the character of the land in the city as a whole. Then they approve the land use and construction. 

In this way, the policy of allowing the land to be used only for what it is suitable for, based on sensitivity and reasonableness, is called 'land use and zoning' policy. Such land use policy prohibits settlement along river banks and flood plains. Hill cutting, stone quarries and crusher industries cannot be opened everywhere. Building standards were made so that the houses in the city were built in a line. The construction of high-rise buildings in residential areas is prohibited. Residential buildings are usually built with only two or three floors. By doing this, the identity of the residential area will be maintained and sunlight and air movement will be facilitated. Abundant green parks are built where everyone can enjoy. Like

, Central Park has been built in the middle of New York City, equipped with 1,300 acres of green forest. The park was established in the year 1858 to provide coolness to the people of that city in summer and to provide family entertainment, picnics, boating and natural enjoyment. 

Land use planning is not implemented in the cities of Nepal. There are only building standards. That standard does not recognize anything like the river bank area, the floodplain area, the steep part like the land use plan. Land is considered either residential, mixed residential, commercial or industrial only.

The land near Nakkhu Bagmati Dobhan in Lalitpur was considered residential by criteria. It gave approval for the construction of 67 houses to Harmony Colony. But on October 12, the flood that occurred in the Nakkhu river drowned the colony. There were around 55 newly built houses and people were living there. The flood water rose so high that they all had to be rescued by a police boat. 

Medicity Hospital was operational after receiving construction approval on the side of Nakhkhu river a little above Doban. The flood also submerged the basement and the first floor of the hospital. A Modern Indian School was operating on the Bagmati bank land a little north of Harmony Colony. That school also sank. In Lele, about 8 km south-east of Nakhkhu Dobhan, the surrounding environment was degraded when stone mining and crusher industries were granted permission to cut stones. The red mud that came out of cutting the hill was brought by the flood up to Nakhkhu Dobhan. The water sources are drying up everywhere due to the hills and forest real estates within Budhanilkanth, Gokarneshwar and Shankarapur municipalities under the Shivpuri catchment area in the north of the valley.

The condition of municipalities outside Kathmandu Valley is also the same. Dharan municipality decided to open a soap industry on the forest land, but the forest encroachment could not take place only because the court stopped it. The Veriganga Municipality of Surkhet gave permission to have a bus park on the banks of the river. It was damaged by floods and is now in need of a multi-million embankment. 

Currently some municipalities have land use plans on paper. But that is not land use but only classification of land. Even agricultural areas, Bhir Pakho and Hocho parts have been declared residential or commercial areas in the interests of the landowners and the municipality. When agriculture becomes residential, landowners get more land value and municipalities get more taxes. But such selfish classification has increased the possibility of degradation of agricultural land and green areas and housing in Hocha and Bhirpakha. 

Following the Kathmandu Valley, Bangatinga streets, residential houses of arbitrary height, without parks and open spaces, continue to become urban bazaars. The houses are not all built in a line. There is no restriction on building tall houses in the residential area. Suddenly, 8 to 10 storey houses are appearing in the midst of small residential houses. Such a trend is causing sun, wind and even the identity and character of the residential area to disappear. Challenging the identity of Hocha old houses built on both sides of Bataka in the eastern hill market, 6-storey concrete hotels have started to be built.

In the absence of public parks and open spaces in most cities of the country, including Kathmandu, children are seen playing on the streets risking their lives. Bal Mandir, Chaya Centre, and Tundikhel Encroachment are some examples of Kathmandu Metropolitan City. The office of Ward No. 5 has been created by mixing the open land of historic Newpokhari of Lagankhel in Lalitpur Metropolitan Municipality. Bhojpur Municipality has set up 50th shutters of historical Tundikhel Maser concrete for rent. 

The building of Midwestern University has been erected by encroaching on the protected forest and park of Kuinepani in Birendranagar Surkhet. Kuinepany was envisioned by the master plan as a forest and park similar to New York. The wetland reservoir of Kuinepani to South Bubble Lake has shrunk due to encroachment. The lake is surrounded by concrete in a quadrilateral shape. These are just a few representative examples. If we look at the municipalities across the country, the situation can be even worse.