
Kathmandu, 12 September: A team formed by the government to study Nepal-China border at northern part of Humla has reached in Simikot, The team will be studying 13 border pillars of Humla district adjoining the China border. However, if the weather favours, all 15 pillars would be studied, said Chief District Officer, Ganesh Acharya. The 7-member team is led by Secretary at Home Ministry, Jay Narayan Acharya. The members in the team are Deputy Director General at Survey Department, Sushil Dangol; two other experts assigned by the Department, and Nepal Police officials.
After the completion of study team's inspection, conclusion would be made whether China has encroached upon Nepali territory in Humla. The incumbent government formed a study team led by Acharya for the field study for the first time after some top leaders including Bimalendra Nidhi of Nepali Congress mounted pressure on Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba that encroaching Nepali territory China built structures at Lolungjong of Limi in Namkha Rural Municipality-6.
On September 2, the Council of Ministers had formed a team for the field inspection of border area at Limi and vicinity of Namkha Rural Municipality-6 of Humla district. After the arrival of the study team, political parties, local administration, civil society, and people's representatives held an intensive discussion on ground realities of Nepal-China border.
People's News Monitoring Service
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