According to a list of 11 places prepared by Nepal's Survey Department of Agriculture Ministry, China has encroached on 10 places which comprise of nearly 33 hectares of Nepalese land. China has been encroaching on Nepalese land through road construction in Tibet. Nepal govt's report claims that China has redirected the flow of rivers to recede Nepalese territory

Kathmandu: In its yet another audacious attempt of territorial expansion, China is using road construction in Tibet to occupy Nepali land and may establish outposts at the border in near future, said a Nepal government report. The report has come days after the Chinese Army got into a violent clash with Indian troops at Ladakh border.

According to a list of 11 places prepared by Nepal's Survey Department of Agriculture Ministry, China has encroached on 10 places which comprise of nearly 33 hectares of Nepalese land. The report further said that China has been diverting the flow of rivers to increase its territory.

A total of 10 hectares of land has been encroached on in Humla district as Chinese construction works diverted Bagdare Khola river and Karnali river. Six hectares of Nepali land has been encroached on in Rasuwa district as the construction work in Tibet brought diversions in Sinjen, Bhurjuk and Jambu Khola.

China is widely expanding its road network in Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) due to which some rivers have changed their course and are flowing towards Nepal. The rivers are gradually receding the Nepalese territories and if it continues like this, the rivers will cede the maximum portion of Nepal's land towards TAR, said the report.

"If the receding of land by rivers continues, then hundreds of hectares naturally go towards TAR. There is a high possibility that over a period of time, China may develop Border Observation Post (BOP) of its armed police in those territories," the document states.