DARCHULA, Oct 11: The Armed Police Force (APF), Nepal has started construction of a building of the Border Out Post (BOP) at Chhangru area in Byas Rural Municipality in the district. The building will be suitable for living in all seasons irrespective of weather situations.
The state-of-the-art building with 40 rooms is expected to be completed within a year, construction entrepreneur Suresh Chand said. The total cost of the building construction is estimated Rs 100 million.
The construction company has supplied generators and some other construction materials there by helicopter. If everything goes as planned, the ground floor would be completed by December, Chand said.
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Likewise, the government is also preparing to establish APF Border Out Posts (BOPs) at Kauwa and Tinkar in Byas as well.
Meanwhile, the APF has increased the number of BOPs in the bordering areas of Mahottari district in the wake of major festivals.
The APF set up a new BOP at Maruwahi on Sunday as per the prior decision. Chief of APF, Nepal No. 2 Chhinnamasta Brigade Krishnabhakta Bramacharya inaugurated the BOP on Sunday. With this, the number of BOP in the district reached eight.
The new BOP will have a force of 25 personnel under the command of APF Inspector.