Sand

HURPES has expressed displeasure over the government policy measure on extraction of sand and pebbles.

The Department of Mines and Geology has granted permission for the study and extraction of minerals at eight places throughout the country.

Smuggling of sand and aggregates from the river basins has increased in various parts of the district. This is more profound in Ridi to the Rampur area along the Kaligandaki River.

Police have impounded five tippers from Golbazaar municipality-9 of Siraha district for carrying illegally extracted sand, pebbles and gravel.