NRN Japan's 'Nepal House' Project Faces Controversy Over Land Purchase

Kathmandu. The much-anticipated 'Nepal House' construction project of Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) Japan has landed in controversy. The controversy arose after the land purchased for the project, for which millions of rupees were collected from Nepalis in Japan, was found to be intended for a crematorium.

Following questions about the lack of transparency in the land purchase process for Nepal House, an 11-member investigation and monitoring committee was formed on October 4 under the convenorship of Deepak Kandel. After discussions with Japanese government bodies, lawyers, real estate experts, and stakeholders, and conducting field studies, the committee prepared a report and handed it over to NRNA Japan. The investigation committee's report revealed that NRNA Japan had already paid an advance of 45 million Japanese Yen to a company that did not have legal ownership of the land.