Pokhara, Apr. 26:His Majesty’s government recently initiated the task of providing compensation to the land owners who were yet to receive compensation for the land acquired 24 years ago for construction of Pokhara Stadium.

A total of Rs. 16.4 million was distributed today to 30 landowners who claimed the compensation with adequate evidences. The compensation paid today was for 53 ropanis of land out of the total of 97 ropanis acquired for the stadium.

The government is yet to pay compensation for the rest of the land. the remaining land owners will be given the compensation after examining the evidences they have presented.

National Assembly member Shukra Raj Sharma, member sectetary of National Sports Council Binod Shankar Palikhe, Mayor of Pokhara Krishna Thapa and Kaski CDO Shyam Sundar Sharma jointly distributed the compensation today.