Group photo of nine formerly landless families after receiving their land ownership certificates.

Gadhawa, Dang

For Tulki and Hira Lal Bishwakarma, the wait for land ownership lasted more than four decades. On 8 August 2025 in Danda Tole, Ward No. 2, Gadhawa Rural Municipality, that wait finally ended. At a special ceremony attended by the Chair of the National Land Issues Resolution Commission and other dignitaries, the couple received their official land ownership certificate a legal document granting them rights to the land they have called home for over 40 years.