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Explained: Nepal's plan to export pebbles and sand 'at the cost of Chure conservation' – OnlineKhabar English News


Onlinekhabar
June 3, 2021
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The Chure region had been bearing the brunt of relentless mining of sand, pebbles and boulders from its rivers and hills and their export to India which, according to experts, has caused natural disasters like floods and landslides.
Nepal’s trade deficit at the end of the first nine months of the fiscal year 2020/21 stood at Rs 1.01 trillion, rising by 12.49 per cent from the previous year. The deficit has been rising every year despite the government trying its best.
But, on Saturday, Finance Minister Bishnu Paudel announced yet another ambitious yet controversial plan to reduce the trade deficit. ....

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