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India Nepal to use satellite system for border pillars
Nepal\'s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the Nepal–India Boundary Global Navigation Satellite System (NIB GNSS) will be used for the boundary pillars.
Kathmandu More than 8,000 pillars along the India-Nepal border will be linked to a Global Navigation Satellite System, allowing authorities for the first time to effectively manage the over 1,700-km-long porous boundary.
Nepal's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the Nepal–India Boundary Global Navigation Satellite System (NIB GNSS) will be used for the boundary pillars.
The decision in this regard was made at the third meeting of Nepal–India Boundary Working Group (BWG) which concluded here on Saturday, a statement from the ministry said.
Krishna Raj BC, Director General of the Survey Department, led the Nepali delegation during the three-day meeting while the Indian delegation was led by Swarna Subba Rao, Surveyor General of India.
Before the BWG meeting, the fourth meeting of the SOC was held here from 20 to 22 June. The two countries have decided that the SOC would next meet in September this year and the BWG in August 2017, in India.
Source:(PTI)
