Uttarakhand: Nepalese pelt stones at Indian employees objecting to development work over Kali river
2 min readBy Online Desk
A tense scenario prevailed on the Indo-Nepal border in Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand on Sunday night following stone pelting towards Indian labourers from the Nepal facet.
The stone pelting comes towards the backdrop of Nepalese organisations objecting to development of an embankment over the Kali river by India. Sunday’s stone pelting passed off on the Dharchula space. A couple of employees have been reportedly injured within the incident.
Stone pelting incidents have been reported earlier as nicely.
India has maintained that the embankment is being constructed by itself facet and it shouldn’t hassle the Himalayan nation.
According to experiences, the Kali river, additionally known as Sharda river and Mahakali river, originates at Kalapani within the Himalayas in Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand. It flows alongside Nepal’s western border with India.
The development of greater than 1,700 metres lengthy embankment on the Indian facet commenced in March this yr.
A tense scenario prevailed on the Indo-Nepal border in Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand on Sunday night following stone pelting towards Indian labourers from the Nepal facet.
The stone pelting comes towards the backdrop of Nepalese organisations objecting to development of an embankment over the Kali river by India. Sunday’s stone pelting passed off on the Dharchula space. A couple of employees have been reportedly injured within the incident.
Stone pelting incidents have been reported earlier as nicely.
India has maintained that the embankment is being constructed by itself facet and it shouldn’t hassle the Himalayan nation.
According to experiences, the Kali river, additionally known as Sharda river and Mahakali river, originates at Kalapani within the Himalayas in Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand. It flows alongside Nepal’s western border with India.
The development of greater than 1,700 metres lengthy embankment on the Indian facet commenced in March this yr.
