Incident Reports

Khokana locals carry out ‘paddy transplantation protest’ against the construction of Kathmandu-Tarai expressway through the ancient settlement

2020-07-18

Bagmati, Lalitpur, Lalitpur

Locals of Khokana on Saturday carried out a ‘paddy transplantation protest’ at Khudolphant against the construction of the Kathmandu-Tarai expressway through the ancient settlement.

They also sowed maize and soybean seeds in the area, which is the proposed gateway of the expressway in the Valley.


Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Nonviolent
Primary Form Demonstration
Primary Cause Access/control of private land
Secondary Cause Access/control of development infrastructure (roads, bridges)
Actor 1 - Number of people 24
Actor 1 - Affiliations Protesters/demonstrators
Actor 1 - Youth unknown
Actor 2 - Number of people n/a
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Government and civil servants at central level
Actor 2 - Youth na
National/Online Media

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