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Generations of indigenous knowledge and culture are being dismantled to build a cable car line in Taplejung.

In the eastern Taplejung district, the sacred Mukkumlung region, the native Mundhumi (an ancient Kirati scripture) name for Pathibhara, has been a hotbed of conflict between the Mukkumlung Conservation Joint Struggle Committee and Armed Police Force for months. The indigenous people have been staging peaceful protests against the construction of a cable car line, citing concerns over the encroachment on their ancestral land. However, on Saturday, a violent clash broke out between the police and the struggle committee, where the former opened fire and used tear gas, injuring several protestors. Following this, the struggle committee and other affiliated groups called for an indefinite transport shutdown on the Mechi Highway and the Tamor Corridor starting Tuesday.