A joint inspection team comprising the United Nations and representatives of the government and the CPN (Maoist) visited proposed cantonment site of Kavre and Sindhuli districts on Sunday.
According to reports, UN security expert Jan Erik Wilhemson and two other UN officials, one of the member of the government talks team, Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Pradip Gyawali, Under Secretary at the Home Ministry Durga Nath Sharma, Additional Inspector General (AIG) of Nepal Police Amar Singh Shah, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of armed police force Kishor Lama, Major General Amar Pant, Brigadier General Shiva Raj Pradhan of Nepali Army, Maoist deputy commanders Nanda Kishor Pun ‘Pasang’ and Chandra Prasad Neupane a.k.a. Baldev, inspected the proposed cantonment area of Kamidanda of Kavre district and Dudhauli of Sindhuli district.
Nearly 2,500 Maoists combatants will be placed at the Kamidanda camp.
However talking to journalists after inspecting the proposed cantonment sites, Minister Gyawali said that they are yet to take decision about the cantonment. He also added that the cantonment sites could be changed from the proposed site.
The joint team had visited the proposed cantonment site of eastern hilly district of Ilam on Saturday and surveyed Chulachuli area for cantonment.
As per the agreement between the seven-party alliance and the Maoists, there will be seven main cantonments along with 21 tributary cantonments where the PLA members will be kept along with their weapons under close monitoring of the UN. The cantonments have been proposed in Ilam, Palpa, Kavre, Sindhuli, Surkhet, Rolpa and Kailali districts.
According to reports, UN security expert Jan Erik Wilhemson and two other UN officials, one of the member of the government talks team, Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Pradip Gyawali, Under Secretary at the Home Ministry Durga Nath Sharma, Additional Inspector General (AIG) of Nepal Police Amar Singh Shah, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of armed police force Kishor Lama, Major General Amar Pant, Brigadier General Shiva Raj Pradhan of Nepali Army, Maoist deputy commanders Nanda Kishor Pun ‘Pasang’ and Chandra Prasad Neupane a.k.a. Baldev, inspected the proposed cantonment area of Kamidanda of Kavre district and Dudhauli of Sindhuli district.
Nearly 2,500 Maoists combatants will be placed at the Kamidanda camp.
However talking to journalists after inspecting the proposed cantonment sites, Minister Gyawali said that they are yet to take decision about the cantonment. He also added that the cantonment sites could be changed from the proposed site.
The joint team had visited the proposed cantonment site of eastern hilly district of Ilam on Saturday and surveyed Chulachuli area for cantonment.
As per the agreement between the seven-party alliance and the Maoists, there will be seven main cantonments along with 21 tributary cantonments where the PLA members will be kept along with their weapons under close monitoring of the UN. The cantonments have been proposed in Ilam, Palpa, Kavre, Sindhuli, Surkhet, Rolpa and Kailali districts.
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