NC demands Indian side halt construction of embankment along Mahakali River

The major opposition party Nepali Congress (NC) has drawn the attention of the government through parliament to stop the unilateral construction of embankment along the Makahali River in Khalanga in Darchula district. NC’s leader Dilendra Prasad Badu, requesting time at the outset of meeting of House of Representatives (HoR) today, shed light on the ongoing construction of the embankment in the area that falls inside the Nepal’s territory (Mahakali Municipality-5). Badu claimed that the Indian side had encroached the border pillar and had been building the embankment despite the protest from the locals. He said, “The local people... Read More