TANAHUN, May 31: The authorities on Wednesday took under control an excavator used to illegally scoop the river bed for materials from the Marsyangdi river at Turture of Bhanu municipality – 3.

MELAMCHI, August 8: Police have impounded 13 trucks for smuggling sand after illegally excavating it from Indrawati river on Monday night.

NAWALPARASI, Dec 10: Nawalparasi District Development Committee (NDDC) has taken control over 27 tippers for illegally collecting aggregates on Saturday.