In Kanchanpur's Krishnapur municipality-1 Nigali, the demolition of the shed has started after a woman died of snake bite while sleeping in a shelter. Demolition of the encampment has been started from Nigali area. On Saturday, the family of Kamala Auji Damai, who died, destroyed the camp.

The encampment was demolished under the leadership of the local people in the presence of representatives of the people including Krishnapur municipality chief Hemraj Ojha.

'Eight slums have been demolished so far, all the locals have demolished them spontaneously,' said Basnet, the ward president of Krishnapur-1, 'We have requested all the locals to demolish the slums.' According to him, two slums were demolished on Saturday and six were demolished two days ago.

On June 27, 32-year-old Kamala Auji Damai was bitten by a snake while sleeping in a corner, and died during treatment at the Seti Provincial Hospital in Dhangadhi. After that, the municipality instructed to demolish all the neighborhoods within 15 days. They warned that if they do not comply, they will be fined as per the law. The district administration office had also instructed all the local levels to demolish the encampments. Chief District Officer Laxman Dhakal had instructed all the nine local levels of the district to immediately demolish the encampments to end the Chhaupadi malpractice. 'Some of the slums were demolished by the locals themselves, now we are planning to proceed after discussing all aspects,' said the ward chairman Basnet, 'if there is any obstacle, we will proceed by discussing with the locals and all stakeholders.' Chairman Basnet said that some people are protesting by writing on social media about issues such as who will be responsible if a snake bites them inside the house. "This problem will not be solved by just demolishing slums," said Suchita Shah, a resident of Krishnapur Municipality-1 Nigali, "Along with the demolition campaign, awareness should also be spread." He said that all the alert locals along with the police and public representatives should work for this. He said that it is also necessary to break the superstitions about women along with sex.

"The shelter was destroyed, now I started worrying about where to sleep," said Asmita Damai of Nigali, "I don't even have a place inside my house." While sleeping in her shelter, Kamala was bitten by a snake. His camp was partially demolished on the same day and completely demolished on Saturday.

In Nigali area, houses are close to each other. Most of the people who have migrated from Acham have built a camp. Ward president Basnet said that there are 2/500 chaugoths in Nigali alone. According to him, last year too, the ward office started a campaign to demolish the slums. In Kumgarh of Krishnapur-1, 7 camps were also demolished. However, the people's representatives withdrew from the campaign after the local people threw up their hands along with the obstruction.