Kathmandu, June 18 -- Hundreds of displaced squatters in Kathmandu Valley are still awaiting permanent resettlement weeks after being evicted from informal settlements as part of a government campaign to clear encroachment on public land and riverbanks.

Although authorities have pledged to begin distributing land ownership certificates from early July, many families say daily life in government-provided temporary shelters remains difficult because of overcrowding, delayed relief payments and inadequate food for elderly people and young children.

Forty-five-year-old Smriti Majhi was waiting in line at Dasharath Stadium on Wednesday for digital verification, a requirement for receiving government assistance. Two days earlier, she had rece...