Mechi-Mahakali railway victims call for better compensation

Kathmandu - The 150 households to be displaced as a result of the construction of the Mechi-Mahakali railway track in Belbari municipality have submitted a memorandum calling for reasonable compensation for their assets. The memo was submitted to the Chief District Officer of Morang Madan Bhujel on Thursday.

Coordinator of the railway track displaced coordination and struggle committee Biswa Neupane handed over the five-point memo to CDO Bhujel. In the memo, the affected have demanded that the compensation for land and house of the 150 households in ward no. 9 and 10 should be given in the current market price.