Kathmandu, July 22 -- Land subdivision has been suspended in 363 local units after they failed to complete mandatory land classification, reversing a temporary relaxation granted under amended land use regulations.

The federal government had amended the Land Use Regulations, 2022, for the third time, allowing municipalities and rural municipalities that had not classified land to continue approving land subdivisions for a limited period. However, the deadline expired without most local units having completed the process, prompting a suspension starting mid-July, the beginning of the new fiscal year.

According to the Ministry of Land Management, Co-operatives, Federal Affairs and General Administration, only 390 of Nepal's 753 local unit...