Kathmandu, June 26 -- At the Nepal Red Cross Society facility in Banepa, Kavrepalanchok, Kumari Lama's eighth-grade daughter's education has been thrown into disarray. She had been studying at a local school in Thapathali, Kathmandu, before her family was displaced during the government's April 25 drive to clear encroachments from public land and riverbanks across the Kathmandu Valley.

After the eviction, the Lama family was moved to the holding centre. With no permanent settlement in sight, Kumari initially focused on securing shelter, hoping the government would arrange schooling for children from displaced families.

However, with the terminal examination just a month away, she grew increasingly worried. She eventually left the holdin...