An Act Made to Amend and Consolidate the Lands Act

Improve the social and economic status of project-affected families by providing fair and adequate compensation, appropriate resettlement, and rehabilitation assistance/allowances while acquiring land for infrastructure development projects and projects of public interest.

This document details the National Environmental Impact Assessment Guidelines of 1993.

An Act made to provide for Local Self Governance in Nepal.

This Act may be called "Land Acquisition Act, 2034 (1977). It shall be applicable throughout Nepal. It shall come into force immediately.

The document detailed the Act made to provide for the protection of the environment in Nepal.

An Act Made to Provide for Amending and Consolidating Laws Relating to Guthi Corporation

In the Exercise of the power conferred by Section 24 of the Environment Protection Act, 1996 Government of Nepal has framed the Rules detailed on this document.

Investment in infrastructure development and other development project is on a significant rise in Nepal in recent years. Thus there is a clear need for a uniform approach in determining compensation and resettlement and rehabilitation of the people who are affected due to land acquisition for the projects. The people of the project area are pushed to the brink of displacement when such projects are executed.

This regulation is enacted, by virtue of the powers conferred to theMinistry by Article 5 of Act no: 4/93 (Environment Protection and Preservation Act), and as stipulated in Article 22 of the MaldivianConstitution, that the State has a fundamental duty to protect and preserve the natural environment, biodiversity, resources and beauty of the country for the benefit of present and future generations.