अवैध नदी दोहन
BAGLUNG, October 16:
In Baglung, 70 vehicles involved in the illegal exploitation of riverbed materials have faced action over the past three years. These vehicles were penalized for illegal extraction from various rivers across the district during the last three fiscal years.
According to Police Inspector Yam Narayan Aryal, the Acting Information Officer at the District Police Office, Baglung, actions were taken against tippers, tractors, excavators, dozers, and JCBs loaded with stones, gravel, and sand illegally extracted from the Kaligandaki River under Baglung Municipality, Daram Khola under Galkot Municipality, Badigad Khola under Badigad Rural Municipality, and various streams under Dhorpatan Municipality.
The local levels release these vehicles—which are seized and sent by the police—upon collecting a certain amount of revenue. The seized vehicles are penalized with minimum to maximum fines set by the local levels, calculated based on the estimated damage caused by the exploitation.
In the fiscal year 2080/81, Baglung Municipality took action against the highest number of 21 vehicles. Meanwhile, 14 vehicles faced action in Dhorpatan Municipality and 4 in Badigad Rural Municipality. From these penalized vehicles, the three local levels collected a total revenue of NPR 157,280.
— RSS/Unified Nepal
