Baglung, April 13 -- The Maldhunga Police Post, in ward 1 of Baglung Municipality, is a strategically important security post since it serves as the entry point to Baglung district in Gandaki Province. Despite its strategic significance, the post lacks even the basic infrastructure-it is a two-room arrangement where ten security personnel have to sleep, cook and eat in the same place.

Due to the small space which is not enough even for four people to sleep at a time, the security personnel-eight police and two traffic police-take turns to sleep.

Due to the growing number of vehicles and people passing through Maldhunga, the police post is in need of an additional five security personnel to assist with vehicle checks and administrative t...