News:2020-10-14/Eradication/udayapur-police-destroy-31-435-cannabis-plants-on-177-ropani-in-belaka-and-tapli

NewsEradication14 October 2020

Udayapur police destroy 31,435 cannabis plants on 177 ropani in Belaka and Tapli

The Himalayan Times reported that police in Udayapur district destroyed 31,435 cannabis plants over two days, 29,905 of them on 177 ropani at places in the Rampur and Tapli areas and 1,540 at Iname and Madale in Tapli Rural Municipality. Quoting DSP Ved Prasad Gautam of the District Police Office, it says the plants were grown near Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve in the south of Belaka, and that police had run a yearly drive against the crop for 12 years without stopping it.

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PlaceBelakaUdayapurKoshi ProvinceNepal

AgencyDistrict Police Office, Udayapur

Plants eradicated31,435

Approximate location26.79, 86.70

Quantities as reported by the source.

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2020-10-14 Eradication Udayapur police destroy 31,435 cannabis plants on 177 ropani in Belaka and Tapli The Himalayan Times reported that police in Udayapur district destroyed 31,435 cannabis plants over two days, 29,905 of them on 177 ropani at places in the Rampur and Tapli areas and 1,540 at Iname and Madale in Tapli Rural Municipality. Quoting DSP Ved Prasad Gautam of the District Police Office, it says the plants were grown near Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve in the south of Belaka, and that police had run a yearly drive against the crop for 12 years without stopping it. https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/police-destroy-cannabis-cultivation-extended-in-177-ropani-land-in-udayapur/ Nepal Koshi Province Udayapur Belaka 26° 47' 24.00" N, 86° 42' 0.00" E administrative seat District Police Office, Udayapur 31435