Kathmandu, May 4 -- More than 500 students have been affected after authorities demolished three community schools built on public land during an eviction drive targeting squatter settlements in the Kathmandu Valley.

Classrooms at Saraswati Basic School in Madhyapur Thimi, and Buddhyoti Uddhan Basic School and Balkalyan Basic School in Balaju, were torn down. All three schools ran classes up to Grade 8.

Saraswati had 275 students, while Buddhyoti and Balkalyan each enrolled around 120. Headteachers said the demolitions, carried out at the start of the academic year, have left students and parents in uncertainty.

Indira Mahat, headteacher of Saraswati, said 150 students have already enrolled, but there is no clarity on where classes wil...