Incident Reports

Locals in Sundhara protest against 'fancy' tower

2019-08-15

Bagmati, Kathmandu, Kathmandu

The locals protested demanding that the construction work of Darhara tower be halted, labeling the tower as 'fancy'. They claimed the building is not historic and demanded that the locals should get access to the traditional way and should leave the building the way as it is.  The protestors tussled with the police during the protest. The government is building a 22-storied building in place of the old tower. 


Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Nonviolent
Primary Form Demonstration
Primary Cause Other governance issues
Actor 1 - Number of people 20
Actor 1 - Affiliations Citizen/Individuals
Actor 1 - Youth noyouth
Actor 2 - Number of people n/a
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Government and civil servants at central level
Actor 2 - Youth unknown
National/Online Media

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