Army Mobilization in Kakarvitta and Kachankawal of Jhapa
A meeting of the District COVID Crisis Management Committee held at the District Administration Office, Jhapa on Thursday has decided to mobilize the army in Kachankawal and Mechinagar.
It has been decided to set up temporary Nepal Army posts at Sukunadigi of Kachankawal and Kakarvitta of Mechinagar, said SP Krishna Prasad Koirala of District Police Office, Jhapa.
According to him, the Nepal Army is being set up with the objective of managing the quarantine of Laxmi Prasad Devkota Sec. School of Sunuknadigi in Kachankawal and facilitating the movement of citizens of both the countries from Kankarvitta check-post.
The highest number of corona cases (103) in Province No. 1 has been confirmed in Kachankawal. Hundreds of Nepali and Indian nationals are returning to their homeland daily from Kakarvitta. Earlier, the Nepal Army has been given the responsibility of quarantine operation and management of Kalwalguri Instructor Center, Bhadrapur, Mechi Multiple Campus, Bhadrapur and Kanchenjunga Health Institute and Nursing College, Birtamod.
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