Police, machines deployed to reclaim Phewa Lake territory

On Saturday morning those living by the lake woke up to the clatter of excavators deployed to remove structures built on lake land.

Pokhara, drenched by Friday night’s rain, woke up early Saturday morning to the rumbling sound of excavators. Tourists staying at the Waterfront Resort on the lakeside drew their curtains and looked outside. The blue water of the swimming pool had turned muddy yellow as an excavator dug through it.