It has been 6 years since the two-thirds majority of the Sudurpaschim State Assembly designated the state capital in the Godavari region of Kailali. But moving from Dhangadhi, where the work is being done by designating the temporary capital, to Godavari, which is designated as the permanent capital, is not even possible.

Sudurpaschim is the first province to designate a permanent capital and determine the location of the capital. In the first term of the Provincial Assembly, in the meeting held on 075 October 12th, it was decided to construct the Godavari Municipality-4 Teghari Godavari in the state capital Kailali by a two-thirds decision . But even after 6 years of the decision, the decision has not been implemented.

After the decision of the first state assembly about the capital could not be implemented, the current government has started homework to build a permanent capital in Dhangadhi, which is currently the temporary capital. 

A case was filed in the Supreme Court in 075 against the decision to place the capital in Godavari, saying that the forest area would be destroyed. A case was filed in the Supreme Court against the decision of the Provincial Assembly to designate the capital in the forest area. Manish Kumar Shrestha and Devi Kumari Joshi had filed a case in the Supreme Court saying that it was decided to establish the provincial capital through biological means. 

Thekendra Prasad Joshi, chief attorney of the state government said that the case is still pending. According to him, after the preliminary arguments of both sides, the court gave an interim order not to stop the implementation of the decision. After that, there was no further debate on this issue. The then Chief Attorney Kulananda Upadhyaya says that the hearing of the case has been moved many times. The court did not issue a stay order. Of course, the implementation of the capital has not been hindered because of the case. The problem is because they did not get the right of occupancy,' he said.

Even after the permanent capital has been designated, four governments have changed in the Far West. But no one has shown readiness to make a concrete decision about it. There was some discussion about the capital after Shivsingh Oli, the provincial MP of the Maoist center representing Doti, suddenly demanded that the provincial capital should be built in Dipayal of Doti while speaking at the zero hour of the provincial assembly meeting on January 9. But just like that, the discussion and discussion could not continue . MP Oli says that the implementation has not progressed due to the government's intention not to build the capital in Godavari. "Until now, we have not been able to get the land rights from the Union Government, so now the capital should be made in Dipayal, Doti, where the old regional headquarters is located and which is suitable for balanced development and hilly districts," MP Oli said. 

Before that, Chief Minister Kamal Bahadur Shah also reached Dadeldhura and said that the previous decision regarding the capital can be changed. During a press conference held in Dadeldhura last August, Chief Minister Shah said that the forest dispute has not been resolved in the Godavari Municipality-4 Teghri Godavari area of ​​Kailali, which is currently designated as the capital. Due to the dispute, even the usufructuary rights could not be obtained, he said that any work of construction of the physical structure could not be carried forward.

Not only Chief Minister Shah, the then Prime Minister and Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba also addressed the election meeting of Dadeldhura on 27th Baisakh 079 and said that the state capital can be shifted to Dadeldhura. But there is also the fact that the leaders' occasional comments about the capital are for cheap popularity.  

At that time, the Far West Province government had written to the Ministry of Forestry and the Prime Minister's Office in the month of January 075, demanding the right of ownership of 444 bighas of Godavari area designated as the permanent capital of the province as determined by the Provincial Assembly. While reminding that the jurisdiction to designate the capital lies with the Provincial Assembly under the constitution, the provincial government wrote to the Ministry of Forestry to use only the necessary land out of 444 bighas and protect the rest of the forest. But the proposal of the state government was ignored by the union government.

But the implementation process could not proceed after the federal government did not make any decision about the right of occupancy. "Because the Ministry of Forestry did not grant usufructuary rights, the implementation could not proceed," said the then chief attorney Kulanand Upadhyay, "At that time, the state government made many efforts at various levels to obtain usufructuary rights." As requested by the Ministry of Forests, all the documents have been sent from the four forts including the Malpot, Napi office. But the ministry got stuck after not making a decision. The Ministry of Forestry has not made any decision yet.

At that time, we met the Prime Minister many times and demanded to give us the right of land, the then Chief Minister Trilochan Bhatt said, "If the Union Government had given us the right of land, the construction of physical infrastructure in Godavari would have started at that time."

After Godavari cannot have a permanent capital, the government has started the home work of establishing the capital in Dhangadhi. A minister of the provincial government said, "It seems that the Chief Minister and the leader of the ruling partner party, CPN UML, have probably discussed the matter with the Prime Minister." The minister, who did not want to be named, said, "At present, there is talk of keeping 13 bighas of land in Dhangadhi, which extends from the office of the Chief Minister and Council of Ministers to the water supply office. Supervision has also been done for that.' 

Member of Parliament Tara Lama Tamang, the coordinator of the parliamentary committee formed to make recommendations for the capital in the then state assembly, said that although the place is a forest area, it is suitable for the capital as there are no big trees, so he recommended for the construction of the capital. 

The decision was made by the majority when the capital was announced . The opposition Nepali Congress protested and boycotted the meeting that day. At that time, CPN had a two-third majority government. So it passed easily. At that time, 38 MPs of CPN voted in favor, while 12 MPs of Nepali Congress and 2 MPs of RJP expressed their disagreement and boycotted the voting process.

After the announcement of the capital city, the provincial government had also allocated the budget for the construction of the infrastructure of the capital city in two consecutive financial years . In addition, at that time the government also issued an order for the formation of capital infrastructure development. But the implementation could not be done.

Some parliamentarians are insisting that Godavari cannot become a capital city. Meanwhile, as an alternative, the empty land of Chowkidanda forest area of ​​Godavari should be placed in the fishery development center between Dhangadhi and Attaria. 

But two-thirds majority in the state assembly is required to designate the capital. The current ruling coalition of Congress, UML and Civil Immunity is short of two-thirds majority . For that, the consent of other parties will also be necessary. Godavari Congress MP Bir Bahadur Balayar and UML Secretary Lekhraj Bhatt are also in the area. 

Former Chief Minister Trilochan Bhatt says that when the leaders in the state assembly hold different views, the central government is divided. "If the government wants to build a capital city, pressure may be created on the central government that moves forward by passing the resolution," he said.

On the other hand, the residents of Doti protested for about a month saying that the state capital should be kept in Dipayal. The then Chief Minister Trilochan Bhatt was announced to be boycotted by the representatives of Doti civil society for months in the district programs.  At that time, many people thought that they would keep their capital in Dhangadhi. But the state assembly chose an alternative path. To stop the movement, it was decided to place the capital in the Teghri forest in Godavari near Kailali.

As soon as the talk of making the capital in Godavari started, the purchase and sale of land in the Attaria area and the area above the Godavari started and the price increased . According to the businessmen of Attaria, the price of land in the Godavari region had doubled at that time . According to Bimal Ojha of Attaria, the land worth 30 lakh per square meter was declared as the capital, but it was increased to 60 lakh. He said that the real estate buying and selling business has also increased by 100 percent. The local businessmen of Attaria said that the land plotting work had increased too much at that time . Ramesh Bhatt, a businessman from Attaria, said that the price of land has been stable for two years after the confusion about whether Godavari will be made the capital or not.

On October 19 of last year, Chief Minister Shah said that if the union does not leave the capital, they will find an alternative. During that time, he said that if the union government does not give an immediate solution about the provincial capital, it will be forced to find an alternative in the upcoming session of the provincial assembly. He said that the union government is stuck on the question of the capital in Far West. "Previously, I had written and verbal requests to Prime Minister Prachanda and top leaders of other parties to give an explanation about the capital. But there was no hearing. Now I will proceed by making appropriate decisions in the upcoming convention,'' he said.