KATHMANDU, June 4: Demonstrations have been organized in Kathmandu in support of the Supreme Court's order not to proceed with the work of constructing the Nijgadh International Airport.
Residents of Tangiya– one of the affected areas– staged a rally from Maitighar Mandala in Kathmandu to New Baneshwor on Saturday, expressing their support for the apex court’s decision.
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According to Local Nawaraj Sanjel, they have started a peaceful demonstration in Kathmandu in solidarity with the SC’s order against the government's decision to build the runway of the airport in Tangiya without any alternative.
Sanjel also demanded the government to immediately provide land ownership certificates to citizens of the areas affected by the proposed airport. The locals have been protesting against the state's ‘conspiracy’ to displace locals who have been living there for 50 years. They have demanded the government to give land to the residents of the affected areas immediately as an alternative to their current settlement.
