This comes barely four days after the Upper House of Nepal’s parliament approved a new political map for the country. The Lalbakeya originates in Nepal, flows along the India-Nepal border and then flows into the Bagmati River in Bihar’s Sitamarhi district. Bihar, which shares 729 kilometer-long international borders with Nepal, had constructed the embankment over the river and had been carrying out fortification work every year ahead of the monsoon. Also Read - New Nepal map heightens territorial dispute with IndiaState Water Resources Minister, Sanjay Kumar Jha on Monday told ANI that his government will approach the Ministry of External Affairs and apprise them of the threat posed by the situation. Also Read - Nepal's parliament approves new map including territory controlled by IndiaSimilarly, Nepal has obstructed repair work on the embankment on Lalbakeya River, in east Champaran district in Bihar, where there is no man’s land and the dam is present for 20 years.

Source: Dhaka Tribune June 22, 2020 12:33 UTC