The recent revelation that the government of Nepal is making preparations to ‘sell’ the Chure hills to India has raised serious concerns among experts and citizens alike. It has come to the light that the government is formulating a policy that would legalize the extraction of stones, gravel, and sand from rivers for export to other countries, primarily the southern neighbor.

RAUTAHAT, April 15: When he was a kid, Krishna Timilsina, a local of Gaitadar village of Rautahat, never saw excavators carrying river mines.

SIRAHA, Dec 17: Contractor and representatives of local units have colluded to illegally extract river products from Kamala River that originates in Chure hills.

SIRAHA, Dec 17: Contractor and representatives of local units have colluded to illegally extract river products from Kamala River that originates in Chure hills.