Highway blocked in Sunsari
Locals disrupted traffic on the East-West Highway at Haripur of Sunsari for nearly 8 hours today to protest the seizure of a truck by the administration of the Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve.
Reserve officials had seized a truck brought by the locals to collect hay from the reserve area, saying that they cannot collect the hay from the reserve.
Regional Traffic Police Office, Itahari, said the locals disrupted the highway from 8:00 am in the morning, demanding the reserve administration to return the truck. They are also demanding for the right to collect hay from the reserve.
