03. Jun 2009
Nepali team visits border
(The Himalayan) Nepali officials and journalists have visited the entry point to the TAR Kimathanka, to inspect the border for the first time in 40 years. The Nepali team had travelled to the area following complaints by locals of encroachment on 338.5 hectares of Nepali territory by the Chinese side. The team returned to the district headquarters after visiting Hatiya, Chepuwa and Pawakhola. Tulasi Prasad Gautam, who led the team, said they would report their findings to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other concerned authorities. Mohan Bogati at Kimathanka Police post said most of the pillars marking the border needed repair. Chinese officials had barred the team from reaching Dendang, saying that they needed clearance from higher authorities to let them in.