Repair work of the boundary pillars along the Nepal-India border has begun in Nawalparasi West. The Armed Police Force (APF), which is the authorised border security force in Nepal, and its Indian counterpart Seema Suraksha Bal (SSB) started repairing the derelict border pillars on Monday.

As per the decision of the Nepal-India joint border monitoring team in 2014, the APF is responsible for repairing odd-numbered border pillars while the SSB is responsible for repairing even-numbered pillars.

There are altogether 16 border pillars—13 main and three subsidiary pillars—along the Nepal-India border in the district.

There are no boundary pillars along the 14-km long stretch in the Susta area, causing border disputes between two neighbours.