In a meeting between security officials from the two countries held on Sunday, an understanding was reached to take the initiative to resolve the problems seen in the Dasgaja area through mutual coordination.
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The Armed Border Security Forces of both countries are set to launch a campaign to eliminate the ten-yard encroachment problem that has been a challenge on the Nepal-India border.
It was agreed to start a campaign by coordinating and pointing out such problems at the local and 'battalion' level meeting held at the 12th Battalion of the Border Security Force in Kalaiya on Sunday.
Local residents of both countries are illegally claiming their respective ownership and using the ten yards to build houses, do agriculture, etc. The meeting was attended by the chiefs of the Armed Police Force Bara, Parsa, Rautahat and the chiefs of the 71st, 44th and 47th battalions of the Indian Border Security Force (SSB).
'The problem of land encroachment in the ten yards area has been there for a long time. The continuity was lost due to the elections to the Legislative Assembly in Bihar. "Now we will remove the counterparts of both countries together," said Armed Police Superintendent Khum Bahadur KC, Chief of the Border Security Force 12 Battalion Bara. "In addition, discussions were held on security management of the border area, maintenance/painting of border posts, crime control, illegal movement of third-country nationals, control of theft and smuggling, control of drugs and human trafficking."
He said that discussions were held on issues such as joint patrols for all these tasks and exchange of information between local and 'battalion level' commanders of both countries.
He said that awareness should be raised among the citizens of both countries to eliminate the tendency of locals from both sides of the border to illegally grab land in the Dasgaja area by claiming ownership and writing to local municipalities and issuing a public notice for that soon.
