Kathmandu/lumbini, April 12 -- Following the release of the full text of the verdict last Tuesday, initially issued on August 27 last year, questions have emerged over its implementation. Furthermore, this landmark judicial decision has instilled anxiety among investors, workers, and industrialists operating within the designated corridor.

The legal proceedings were initiated in 2019 when senior advocate Prakash Mani Sharma filed a writ petition, arguing that the haphazard construction and unregulated proliferation of industrial structures were having detrimental, irreversible impact on the archaeological integrity and spiritual sanctity of Lumbini.

Currently, the Lumbini industrial corridor-spanning a 20 square kilometre area from Beth...