This time the allegation of land grabbing against China arose within the Nepalese government. This was stated in a report by the Survey Office of the Ministry of Agriculture of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli's government. According to the survey report, China has begun work on widening roads along the Tibetan border in the north of the country. In doing so, Nepal's land has been seized in at least 11 places by crossing the border. Of these, 33 hectares (61.54 acres) of land in 10 places have already been lost to Nepal. In addition, China is paving the way for water supply in Tibet by diverting the flow of mountain rivers in Nepal's territory! However, the Communist Party of Nepal-led government has not officially commented on the Chinese occupation.
Earlier this month, the Nepalese parliament approved a new map covering about 400 sq km of Indian territory in the Kalapani, Lipulekh Pass and Limpiadhura areas, overcoming New Delhi's objections. At that time, the issue of Beijing's 'closeness' with the current government of Nepal came up in the discussions. There were even allegations that China was behind Nepal's treatment of longtime friend New Delhi. But this time, the mention of Chinese 'occupation' in an official report of Nepal brought a new twist to the debate.
According to a report by the Survey Office of the Nepal Ministry of Agriculture, China has already started road construction by occupying 10 hectares of land in Humla district west of the Nepal-Tibetan border and 6 hectares in the central Rasuwa district. In addition, the course of the Karnali River has been changed to open at Bagdar. They have been diverted to Chinese-occupied Tibet. As a result, there is a risk of water crisis in some of Nepal's agricultural sectors in the near future.
Similarly, the diversion of the Sumjong, Kamkhola and Arun rivers from Tibet to Nepal has led to fears of water shortages in the Sankhuasabha district of central Nepal. In that district, 9 hectares of land in Nepal has already been taken over by Beijing. A report from the Survey Office of the Nepal Ministry of Agriculture said, "If the process of land acquisition continues with such changing of the course of the river, hundreds of hectares of our land will soon become Tibetan."
Earlier, China claimed 11 hectares of land bordering Nepal's Sindhupalchak district as 'part of Tibet'. Nepali villagers have also protested against the Chinese aggression. It is in this part that the course of the Kosi River has changed with an another river . Nepal fears that Chinese engineers will try to divert the flow of the two rivers, fed by the Himalayan glaciers, to Tibet in the future.
In May, China's state-run TV channel Global Television Network identified the entire Mount Everest as "part of China" on Twitter. The tweet was deleted due to controversy over the issue. The survey report fears that Chinese armed police outposts may be set up there to permanently occupy the area. In the 1960s, the Nepalese government installed more than 100 pillars to mark the Chinese border after conducting a land survey. 6,553 pillars were erected on the Indian border. China has already removed several pillars.
China's aggressive policy on water possession is long-standing. Despite the objections of India and Bangladesh, China is constructing several dams on the Brahmaputra River (Yanglung Sampo) in the Mekong Basin in China's Yunnan Province. China has been accused of diverting several rivers and glaciers in the occupied Aksai Chin area of Ladakh.
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