Families displaced by Bheri-Babai diversion project deprived of compensation

Many affected families do not have land ownership certificates and those who have say the compensated amount is not enough.

More than a hundred families living in around 16 hectares of land across Lekbesi, Bheriganga and Gurbhakot municipalities in Surkhet district are affected by the Bheri Babai Diversion Multipurpose Project. The majority of the families do not have their land ownership certificates, which has deprived them from getting compensation from the government.