Janakpur, May 18 -- Matihani Municipality in Mahottari has placed temporary bamboo fences along the one-and-a-half-kilometres-long border it shares with Madhwapur bazaar in Bihar, India, to stop the cross-border movement of people. The local unit constructed the fence following the recommendation of the District Disaster Management Committee in Mahottari.

According to the representatives of the municipality, the move was made to prevent the possible spread of coronavirus in the local units, as cross-border movement of people is still rampant despite the nationwide lockdown in place. Matihani locals cross the border to Madhwapur bazaar, the nearest market area, to buy daily essentials.

Hari Prasad Mandal, mayor of the municipality, said ...