Mahottari, Aug. 18 -- Even though the government imposed a three-month ban on the excavation of sand and stones from the rivers in Mahottari effective for three months until mid-August, the extraction of resources has not stopped.

The illegal business is most apparent in the Khayermara and Madaha rivers, in wards 10 and 11 of Bardibas Municipality, where hundreds of tractors of river resources are being smuggled daily.

The excavation has only increased, despite the government ban, locals say, accusing the local units and representatives of inaction in the face of illegal excavation that has put the whole village of Khayermar at risk.

The ban on the excavation of aggregate and boulders from the Highway up to the Chure area came in line ...