Riverine material smuggling in the Chure region of Nepal: Reasons and results

Nepal is a developing country, and like others, rapid urbanisation is taking place in various places in the country. To fulfil the high demand for sand and sediments need by the new trend, riverine material smuggling is taking place.

The changes brought by urbanisation are highly visible in the Terai and hilly regions of Nepal. Also, there is an increase in illegal extraction or mining of riverine materials from the Chure region .