Baglung, Oct. 21 -- The Mid-Hill Highway, which is listed as one of the pride projects, has some provisions that need to be adhered to. One of the criteria for constructing the highway is to leave at least 31 metres on either side of the road. But in the Baglung bazaar stretch, there are many houses built as close as 10 meters from the road.

Because the criteria to construct infrastructure haven't yet been published, the old statute, which has the criteria of 15 metres, is still in effect, said Rameshwore Lamsal, chief of the Division Road Office.

"We know the criteria, which in fact asks for up to 31-metre distance to be maintained on either side of the road. But since it's not published in the gazette, we can't forcefully remove the c...