"Lapsephedi clashes snapshot of hassles in building power lines", 19 November 2023

The long-standing dispute between the Nepal Electricity Authority and the residents of Lapsephedi in Shankharapur Municipality-3 of Kathmandu over the planned construction of a substation in the locality resulted in clashes between the police and locals on Friday.
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Subsequently, over a dozen local people allegedly involved in throwing stones at the police were arrested, according to the Kathmandu district administration. They will be screened and those involved in the incident will be punished as per the law and the innocent ones released, said Basnet
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As efforts over the past 10 months to settle the dispute through negotiation failed, the government took security measures to enable the contractor to get to work. The move led to the clash.
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Mayor Napit blamed the central government for instigating the clashes as it wanted to forcefully implement the project. The local government was kept in the dark about the security post plan, he said.