Constructing the walls and damp along the riverbanks in the urban areas are supposed to control potential flood, prevention of soil erosion and protecting human settlements and so on. However, implementing such structures must adhere to the international protocols, practices and ecological considerations to ensure they benefit people, animals and the environment.

KATHMANDU, March 27: The Kathmandu Valley Development Authority (KVDA) has issued a report on the encroachment of 13 ropani, 12 anna, two daam of government land on both banks of the Dhobi Khola river by various individuals for private use. However, efforts to reclaim the land have been stalled for a year and a half due to the presence of influential individuals utilizing the government land.