Incident Reports

Locals in Rupandehi obstruct the foundation stone laying ceremony of Motipur Industrial Area

2021-03-05

Locals protested against the government's decision to set up industrial area in the uplands of Tinau River in Butwal and Tilottama on March 5 by obstructing the foundation stone laying ceremony of the Motipur Industrial Area. They demolished the platform prepared for the ceremony.

They further staged a sit-in and chanted slogans against Bishnu Poudel and Nanda Kishore Basnet, chairman of Industrial Area Management Limited for displacing them from their squatter area and not compensating for the displacement.

Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Nonviolent
Primary Form Program Interference/Obstruction
Secondary Form Gherau/Dharna (sit-in)/padlocking
Primary Cause Access/control of public land
Secondary Cause Access/control of development infrastructure (roads, bridges)
Actor 1 - Number of people n/a
Actor 1 - Affiliations Citizen/Individuals
Actor 1 - Youth na
Actor 2 - Number of people n/a
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Local authorities (incl VDC, district, gov. line agencies at local level except education and health)
Actor 2 - Youth na
National/Online Media

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