Nepal, May 4 -- Protests by landless squatters have spread across several districts after authorities issued notices to vacate encroached public land in the wake of settlement clearances in the Kathmandu Valley.

In Pokhara, the landless and unorganised settlers' struggle committee, Kaski, on Monday submitted a memorandum signed by 1,637 people to the Prime Minister's Office and Pokhara Metropolitan City through the chief district officer (CDO) of Kaski.

The committee demanded that a 35-day eviction notice issued by Pokhara Metropolitan City on April 16 be withdrawn within seven days. The notice, based on a municipal executive decision, requires the removal of structures built without permission on public and unregistered land.

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