Kanchapur Local Bodies Halt River Material Extraction During Monsoon

Kanchapur. Local levels of Kanchapur have stopped the excavation, collection, and export of stones, gravel, and sand from rivers and streams.

According to the legal provision that riverine materials cannot be excavated from Asar 1 to Bhadra end every year as per Rule 4, Sub-rule (16) of the Stone, Gravel, Sand Excavation, Sale and Management Standards-2077 (Amendment 2079), local levels have stopped such activities.

Implementing the same provision, Bhimdatta Municipality, Bedkot Municipality, Shuklaphanta Municipality, and Krishnapur Municipality have issued public notices and stopped the excavation, collection, transportation, and export of riverine materials from all rivers, streams, and canals within their areas.

It is stated that the decision has been implemented with the objective of protecting the natural flow of rivers during the monsoon, minimizing the risk of potential floods and inundation, and maintaining environmental balance.

Chief Administrative Officer of Bhimdatta Municipality, Mahesh Bahadur Bam, stated that as per the legal provision, excavation of stones, gravel, and sand from Mahakali and all other rivers and streams within the municipality has been stopped.

"During this period, no person or company can excavate, collect, or transport riverine materials," he said, "Public notice has been issued in this regard to inform the general public." According to him, the arrangement to stop excavation with the onset of the monsoon is expected to help in the conservation of riverine resources, maintain the natural form of rivers, and control flood-related risks.

Similarly, Bedkot Municipality has also issued a notice stating that no type of riverine material can be excavated, collected, transported, or sold from rivers and streams within the municipality from Asar 1 to Bhadra end. The issued notice mentions that anyone found excavating, collecting, transporting, or selling riverine materials in contravention of the law during this period will be prosecuted according to prevailing laws.

This arrangement, which is implemented annually during the monsoon, plays an important role in the conservation of rivers and watershed areas, maintaining environmental balance, and reducing the risk of natural disasters.