The police have seized five tractors that were illegally transporting river materials from the Timai River. On Saturday afternoon, the patrol team took control of tractors No. May 1 5135, May 1 7372, May 1 7543, May 1 6446 and May 1 2416, which were excavating and transporting river materials in the Timai River located in Buddhashanti-4.

District Police Office Jhapa informed that the said tractors have been sent to Buddhashanti Rural Municipality for necessary action.

'River material cannot be mined now. However, it was found that the tractor was extracting river material from the river. That's why it has been taken under control," said Jhapa Police Spokesperson Khagendra Bahadur Khadka. From the 1st of June, river materials cannot be mined from any river/river. According to this, the municipality has already issued a notice and banned the excavation of river materials, according to Manoj Prasai, Chairman of Buddhashanti Rural Municipality.

The information was received from the locals of Timai river bank area that the river material is being mined illegally. The police were informed about this. When the police arrived, five tractors were extracting materials from the river,'' President Prasain said, 'The said tractor was taken into custody by the police and brought to the municipality.'

On Sunday, the municipality will conduct further investigations in this regard and according to the policy of the municipality, the illegal goods will be confiscated and released after paying the revenue. According to him, an embankment is also being constructed on the banks of the Timai river. On the recommendation of a ward, river material has been moved for the embankment! After doing the necessary research, we will reach Nichod tomorrow," he said.