Incident Reports

10 injured as citizens of Nepal and India clash in Saptari over construction of dam

2016-07-28

Madhes, Saptari, Chhinnamasta

A Clash erupted between people of Nepal and India in Nepal-India border in Tilathi VDC, Saptari when people from Nepali side tried to disrupt the construction of dam on the no man’s land that could cause flooding on the Tilathi VDC, Rampura Malhaniya, Sakarpura, Bishariya, Koiladi and Barsain VDCs in Nepali side. The Indian side started the construction after a dam was destroyed by flooding in Khado River despite the Nepali people’s protest and local administration’s request to not carry out the construction work. 
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Twosided
Collective / Interpersonal Collective
Primary Form Group Clash
Weapons Blunt weapon
Primary Cause Access/control of development infrastructure (roads, bridges)
Actor 1 - Number of people n/a
Actor 1 - Affiliations Citizen/Individuals
Actor 1 - Youth na
Actor 2 - Number of people n/a
Actor 2 - Affiliation Citizen/Individuals
Actor 2 - Youth na
Total Injured 14
National/Online Media

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