Four wards at high risk as Karnali River continues erosion

TIKAPUR, July 13: With the increasing water level in the Karnali River, the erosion of adjoining places has continued at Shahipur of Tikapur Municipality-5. The river is eroding the very place where the embankment is being constructed.

The locals here have been panicked after the river began cutting the embankment created by Rani Jamara-Kulariya irrigation project. They have demanded immediate control measures to prevent further erosion. The people from wards no 5, 6, 7 and 8 will be directly affected if the erosion continues.