Incident Reports

Locals block Jorpati-Gokarna-Sundarijal road section demanding maintenance

2019-07-22

Bagmati, Kathmandu, Gokarneshwor

The locals blocked the Jorpati-Gorkarna-Sundarijal road section claiming that mud was put on the roads in the name of graveling. The condition of the road has become worse after laying mud on the road. The locals lament that the road is more slippery and unsafe.

It has been four years since the bid for the blacktopping of the road was called. However, the construction of the road has not yet started. 


Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Nonviolent
Primary Form Road block
Primary Cause Access/control of development infrastructure (roads, bridges)
Actor 1 - Number of people 24
Actor 1 - Affiliations Protesters/demonstrators
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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