The government and several NGOs following the peace accord had poured in development projects. The locals are engaged in managing projects like the construction of schools, post office, agriculture and health posts buildings, along with building a peace park.

Doramba, which happened to be a stronghold of the then Maoist rebels, has undergone massive changes after the rebels came to the political mainstream. The development projects have kept the locals busy enough to forget the past, some locals say.

We are trying to sort development projects according to priorities,” said Lal Bahadur Tamang of Rastriya Janta Party. Former VDC chairperson Dik Bahadur Yonzan, recalling how the VDC was left with empty houses, streets, and the silent sob of the victimised locals, said they never anticipated the transition.

Meanwhile, as part of the Peace Ministry’s project to turn the VDC into a model VDC, the construction of Kakling Higher Secondary School has been going full fledge. The construction of a peace park worth Rs 30 million, a ring road bordering the main areas of the VDC, and water supply projects of the Peace Ministry is intended will come as a relief for the mental scars sustained by the people during the conflict. The projects have also helped people come together and live in harmony.

About three dozen residents of Doramba had lost their lives during the insurgency. Apparently, as stated in the report made public by National Human Rights Commission on Sep 19, 2003, the then Royal Nepal Army had shot 20 people, including 18 insurgents and two civilians at Doramba while peace talks were underway in Hapure. The then rebels had also locked out eight families, confiscating their property under unsubstantiated charges of spying for the army. Following the incident more than 50 households in the VDC were displaced. Locals are hopeful that the Truth and Reconciliation Commision will

punish the guilty accordingly.