Dreams of Dadeldhura landless shattered with commission’s dissolution

It was dissolved by the Sushila Karki administration last month citing, among other things, the interim government’s lack of authority to distribute land.

After the government dissolved the Land Problem Settlement Commission, hundreds of landless Dalits, squatters and settlers of unmanaged settlements in Dadeldhura have been left disheartened. They say their long-awaited dream of securing ownership certificates for the land they have lived on for generations has been shattered once again.