Kathmandu. The Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives, Federal Affairs and Public Administration has started discussions to amend the law to facilitate the purchase and acquisition of land needed to restore disaster-affected local levels.
Secretary of the Ministry Madan Bhujel said that the process of land acquisition will be done only through the federal government and since there have been complaints that it takes a long time, discussions are being held to facilitate the process of providing the required land to the local level.
In the parliamentary special committee on study and monitoring of Bhotekoshi and Kaligandaki Corridor disasters of the National Assembly, he informed that the amendment of the law is being discussed to make it easier for the local level to purchase and acquire private land.
Secretary Bhujel said that the ministry has already done land identification work to rehabilitate the affected families in a safe place. According to him, the committee formed under the leadership of the Director General of the Surveyors Department has identified three thousand 279 ropani lands of 277 plots and sent the report to the Ministry of Infrastructure Development for implementation.
Secretary Bhujel informed that the land has been identified for the development of safe settlements in the disaster-affected areas and the Ministry of Infrastructure Development will select a suitable location and settle settlements on the identified land. He pointed out the need for coordination between the local level, relevant ministries and other agencies to make rehabilitation effective.
According to the ministry, the federal land use plan and policy is being studied by an expert team with the aim of using the land according to its nature and discouraging settlements in risky places.