Nepal has strongly protested China’s construction of a safety wall along the Bhotekoshi River on the Chinese side of the Nepal-China border. According to the Nepali officials, the Chinese construction activities violate the boundary protocol signed between the two countries in 1963. The protocol states that either party must inform the other in advance before constructing any structure along the international border.

 

Nepal fears that the construction could alter the river’s course and cause damage on the Nepali side.  The river flows through the Tatopani border point in Sindhupalchowk district and partly serves as a natural boundary between the two countries. According to a Home Ministry official, the District Administration Office in Sindhupalchowk had recently informed the government about the construction activities being carried out by the Chinese side close to the border. The Foreign Ministry then urged the Chinese side to halt the construction activities immediately.