Nawalparasi East, May 6 -- An official notice has been issued directing the removal of around 300 houses and huts built along the Gandak Canal area in Triveni Dham, instructing occupants to vacate within 15 days.

The notice was issued on April 28 by the Nepal Gandak West Canal Irrigation Management Office, Semari, following a circular from the Department of Water Resources and Irrigation. It states that all structures built by encroaching on the canal area must be cleared by the occupants within the deadline, failing which legal action will be taken.

Although dated April 28, the notice was made public on Tuesday afternoon, May 5.

The order covers settlements built over many years along the banks of the Narayani River and the Gandak Wes...