Kathmandu, Sept. 21:
The Nepal-India Boundary Working Group has agreed to
finalise the boundary survey work for the remaining field season.
It also decided to explore the use high resolution
satellite images in boundary survey work.
“The 5th meeting of the group concluded
in the Capital on Friday has agreed to explore use high resolution satellite
images in boundary survey work besides the technologies being currently used,”
said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
It agreed to continue the mapping of No Man’s Land
encroachment and cross-border occupation as done in the previous season.
It decided to make necessary
correspondence to respective authorities to maintain and comply the earlier
decisions made between the two sides regarding maintaining the status quo in
the cultivation of land until a solution is reached between the governments of
Nepal and India.
“Extensive
discussion was held during the three-day meeting on various matters relating to
ongoing Nepal-India boundary work. The meeting reviewed the outcome of the 4th
meeting of BWG held in Dehradun, India in 2017 and observed that the guidelines
issued by it have been properly followed,” said the Ministry.
The Nepali delegation to the
meeting was led by Director General of Department of Survey Ganesh Prasad
Bhatta and the Indian delegation was led by Surveyor General of India Girish
Kumar VSM,.
The BWG is a joint body
constituted by the two countries in 2014 to carry out works in the fields of
construction, restoration and repair of boundary pillars including clearance of
'No-man's land' and other technical tasks.
Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 22 September 2018. 
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