Temporary land ownership certificates being distributed in Dharche

Gorkha, Jan 11: Distribution of temporary land ownership certificates (nissa) has begun at Dharche rural municipality in northern Gorkha district. Dharche rural municipality chairperson Laxman Gurung said the temporary certificates to the unorganized residents living in the municipality since last Friday. He shared the National Land Commission has distributed the certificates through the rural municipality to the residents who have been unorganized for a long time. “We have started distributing temporary ownership certificates to the unsettled residents from Ward No. 7, Lapu in the rural municipality,” he said, adding, “We will gradually distribute to all landless slum dwellers and unorganized residents within the municipality.” Chairperson Gurung said that in the initial phase 12 households in Lapu were distributed with the assurance certificates to the unorganized families. “The certificates have been distributed to those who have completed the process,” he said, adding, “Now the task of distributing certificates will start after the completion of the land measurement work.” According to him, the genuine unorganized residents have been identified and distributed among the applicants. Landless Dalits, squatters, and unorganized settlers, who are expecting to get the land, are elated after obtaining the land certificates after completing further process soon. The Commission has a provision to provide land to the unorganized residents by charging revenue on various grounds including income generation, property, nature of land, assessment of land area settlement. Similarly, landless Dalits and landless squatters do not have to pay revenue while acquiring land.