Sange Choiling Monastery in Balkhu Demolished on Buddha Jayanti

On Baishakh 18, the Sange Choiling Monastery located in Balkhu, Kathmandu, was demolished using a bulldozer. The Kathmandu Metropolitan City carried out the demolition as part of an operation to remove structures built on encroached public land. Before operating the bulldozer on the monastery, the Buddha statue and other important items were carefully removed.

Today, Friday, Baishakh 18, coinciding with Buddha Jayanti, the Sange Choiling Monastery in Balkhu of Kathmandu was dismantled. The monastery was registered on Kartik 13, 2078 BS and was constructed on illegally occupied public land. The demolition work began early this morning in areas near Balkhu and Teku, including Banshighat and Balaju, targeting houses built on encroached public property.