India unilaterally building wood bridges on border

Darchula: India has construct­ed four wooden bridges over the Mahakali River without the consent of Nepal. The Mahakali River forms the westernmost international border between Nepal and India. India had sent a letter to the District Adminis­tration Office, Darchula a cou­ple months ago seeking Nepal’s agreement for that connection. It started building the four bridges before Nepal gave its consent. The Indian side has constructed the wooden bridg­es at Najangkhola, Lakhanpur, Dopakhe and Kauthala, which are all close to the tri-junction border area of Nepal, India and China. RSS