MAHENDRANAGAR: Nepal-India transit points will be sealed for 48 hours prior to May 13 local level elections in view of the sensitivity. The day has been fixed for holding the local level elections at all 753 local units in a single phase.
An Indo-Nepal coordination meeting concluded at Mahendranagar of Kanchanpur today agreed to seal the border points in the district for 48 hours in view of the local level elections.
However, the movement for special purposes such as emergency hospital visits and for death rituals will be allowed during the period, according to Kanchanpur’s Chief District Officer (CDO) Ram Prasad Pandey. CDO Pandey said the meeting also discussed issues relating to the containment of cross-border crime and animal poaching.
The two countries' security agencies representatives agreed to move forward by exchanging information on the control of criminal activities and wildlife poaching and smuggling.
Emerging from the meeting, India's DIG Nilesh Anand Bharne reaffirmed the Indian side's commitment to cooperation on sealing the borders and ensuring peace and security in the areas.
"We are expecting cooperation from Nepali officials in the election to be held in Champawat area in Uttakarakhand in India," he said, adding that Indian and Nepali security agencies had been collaborating closely to combat crimes in the bordering areas.
Present in the meeting from Nepal side were CDO Pandey, Sudurpaschim Province Police Chief , Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Purushottam Kandel, Armed Police Force's DIG Durga Prasad Bhattarai and chief of various government agencies in Sudurpaschim Province among others.
Likewise, Indian side officials included District Magistrate (DM) of Champawat, Vineet Tomar, DM of Pilibhit Pulkit Khare, UdhamSinghNagar's DM Yugal Kishore Pant among others.
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Published Date: April 22, 2022, 12:00 am
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