Repair and painting of the border pillars on the Nepal-India border in Kailali has started. On Thursday, in the presence of the Chief District Officer of Kailali District, Gogan Bahadur Hamal, the maintenance of the border pillar was started with the participation of the security agencies of Nepal and India.

73/2 boundary pillar in Khakraula located in Tikapur-8 has been painted and repaired. done.  Among the seven main pillars in the Tikapur municipality area, only those numbered 700, 705, 707 and other main and subsidiary pillars have been washed away by the Karnali and Mohana rivers. As 704 border pillars are at risk, the locals have been demanding that they should be protected.

There are seven main boundary pillars and other auxiliary pillars within Tikapur municipality. Before the start of the repair, the Chief District Officer of Kailali, Gogan Bahadur Hamal, said that since it is the responsibility of both countries to keep the border pillar in good condition, they are going to paint and repair it.

'We have played a coordinating role between the security agencies while maintaining the common values ​​and recognition between the two countries,' he said, 'Due to the open border, there is a trend of customs evasion, crime in Nepal and hiding in India, and crime in India hiding in Nepal. There is a need for the security agencies on both sides to help each other in the incident.'

Chief District Officer Hamal said that since there is an open border between Nepal and India, the problem of smuggling and drug addiction is becoming serious, so the security agencies on both sides should be concerned to control it.

Armed Police Force from Nepal and Border Security Force (SSB) from India are protecting the border. According to the agreement that India should maintain even numbered border posts and Nepal should maintain even numbered border posts. It is said that one hundred and one border pillars will be painted and maintained in Kailali.