KATHMANDU, May 3: The Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation (MoLMCPA) has started land screening for the squatters. The process is assisted by the Soil-Archiving Management System (SAMS).
It aims to find out whether those presenting them as landless quarters own land in any parts of the country. MoLMCPA Joint-Secretary and Spokesperson Ganesh Prasad Bhatta said the examination is based on various policies, rules and procedures and the government is committed to making it transparent and effective.
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Now, the MoLMCPA is collecting the names of squatters in the Kathmandu Valley and it is in the process of identifying the genuine landless squatters. The identification would pave the way to sustainable management of landless squatters, it is said. A total of 110 land revenue, 21 land reform and revenue offices function under the Ministry.
