KMC Rescues Nearly 3,000 Street People Over Eight Years

The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has rescued a total of 2,919 homeless people living in the street over the past eight years, officials said.

The KMC began collaborating with the Manav Sewa Ashram on November 17, 2017 to rescue, manage and rehabilitate helpless street dwellers.

Ramji Adhikari, Chairperson of the Ashram, shared that of those rescued, 315 have died. Adhikari added that 713 rescued people were reunited with their families, while 336 have been reintegrated into their communities.

Currently, 268 people rescued from KMC streets are sheltering in the Ashram, he added.

Likewise, Sunita Dangol, Acting Mayor of KMC, said that the rescue programme was being carried out as a part of the preparation to declare the city ‘street people-free’.

Dangol stressed that making such a declaration sustainable would require coordinated legal, administrative and practical measures.

Similarly, Bishnu Prasad Joshi, Chief of City Police Force, mentioned that efforts to identify and bring homeless people to Ashram continue.

He shared that the KMC has already provided the Ashram with over Rs 28.73 million along with a dedicated vehicle during this period.

Ashram’s Chairperson Adhikari informed that the Ashram coordinates identification, recommendation and management of those left stranded in the street.

He also added that people’s representatives, KMC’s administrative staffs, City Police Force among others are actively coordinating efforts to rescue stranded street people. (RSS)