The border dispute between Shivraj Municipality of Kapilvastu and Sitganga Municipality of Arghakhanchi has not been resolved for years. There is a problem every year in the extraction of river products in dozens of rivers including Sukbel river and Chorkhola bordering the two districts. Where both municipalities accuse each other of crossing the border and create obstacles in the export.

Both the districts of Sukbel Khola have their own claim. When Shitganga contracts the river and drains the river products through Kapilvastu, Shivraj immediately claims his property and creates an obstacle. 

Every year, the head of the district coordination committee of the two districts, the mayor/deputy mayor of Shitganga and Shivraj, the chief district officer, the chief administrative officer, the forest officer, the people's representatives, the party leaders and the stakeholders hold a meeting and discuss, but they have not reached a conclusion. No agreement was reached in the meeting of the two districts held with the district MPs at Taulihwa in Kapilvastu on Sunday. Arghakhanchi has been contracting for river products since 2064, and there is a dispute after Kapilvastu claims his land and obstructs it. 

Shitganga Nagar Chief Chhabilal Paudel claimed that since 2055, Kapilvastu has been disputing by drawing unnecessary arguments when Arghakhanchi called for contracts in Sukbel river. He said that even now, when tenders are called, there is a disruption in exports. "From earlier, we have called for tenders within the geography of Arghakhanchi," said Paudel, "we have not entered into a contract by mixing the geography of Shivraj." Ajay Thapa, the mayor of Shivraj, is not ready to accept that. He said that since the Sukbel River is in Kapilvastu, Sitganga has done the work of breaking the boundary by signing a contract. There is also a problem in the extraction of river products and forests. He argued that because the forest offices of the two districts have not clarified the boundaries, there are always disputes. "Sukbel is our property," said Thapa, "Sitganga creates disputes by making contracts." It is not possible to make a contract on our land.'' In the border dispute area, according to what has been done, even though it is said that the border should be separated, every year things have not been agreed on for the export of river products.

Mohan Shrestha, head of Division Forest Office, Arghakhanchi, said that the meeting ended without a conclusion as both parties did not give up their claims in Sunday's meeting. "This union government should settle the dispute, it is not under our authority," said Shrestha, "it does not come under the jurisdiction of the forest." An agreement has been reached to extract river materials in 9,450 cubic meters. Similarly, a contract of 14 lakh rupees has been signed in Chorkhola. He said that although there was an agreement to extract 3,100 cubic meters of river material from there, the work could not proceed due to obstacles. "Despite discussions with the Ministry of Forestry and the Chief Minister to solve the problem since February, the obstruction continued," he said. The problem was created when Shivraj repeatedly obstructed.