Two border pillars reported to be missing from the Nepal-India border in Parsa have been retrieved from the Oriya River at Pipardari of Jagarnathpur rural municipality-1 of the district. Following the recovery of the border pillars, a meeting of the District Coordination Committee has been summoned for today. And, the District Security Committee Parsa has already urged the Indian side to stop sand extraction from the river. The Indian side has handed contracts for the sand collection from the river. The objects were found during sand mining in the river, increasing the issue of geographical dispute in regard with the river area. According to Armed Police Force Superintendent of Police Suman Thapaliya, the news about the recovery of border pillars from the river needed to be notified to higher authorities, bearing in mind its gravity. The sand mining in the river has been suspended for the time being. Four days ago, the main boarder pillar with number 422 was recovered from the same river. Similarly, an assistant border pillar numbered 422/1 was found from the river recently, said Thapaliya. Following the finding of border pillars lately, a team led by Chief District Officer Hiralal Regmi including chief of security agencies, Nepal Police and Armed Police Force, and the local levels carried out a field inspection of the area. Preparations were underway to hold a dialogue with the sides concerned on the matter, said CDO Regmi.
