Nepal and India Agree to Intensify Border Pillar Maintenance

Dhangadhi. Officials from Nepal and India have agreed to move forward with the conservation, maintenance, and reconstruction of border pillars with more speed and effectiveness. Both sides expressed consensus on improving the physical condition of border structures in the meeting of the 'Nepal-India Joint Border Survey Field Team No.-4' held in Mahendranagar, Kanchanpur on Monday. The meeting was attended by officials from Kailali, Kanchanpur, Dadeldhura, Baitadi, and Darchula on the Nepali side, while security and administrative heads from Pilibhit, Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh, and Udham Singh Nagar, Champawat, and Dharchula districts in Uttarakhand were present on the Indian side.

According to Joint Border Survey Team Chief Gyanendra Bisht, who presented the progress report of the current fiscal year, 11 border pillars have been reconstructed and 52 have been maintained in five districts of Sudurpashchim during this period. Furthermore, upon physical inspection of 402 border pillars, it was found that most pillars are in dilapidated condition, leading to the conclusion that further maintenance and reconstruction should be prioritized in the coming days.