In view of the election to be held on November 20, the Nepal-India border crossing will be closed for 72 hours during the election to strengthen the security system.

In the joint meeting of Nepal-India, the discussion between the heads of the security agencies and the officials agreed to increase the security surveillance in their respective areas to prevent any kind of criminal activities at the border crossings and to close the border crossings 72 hours before the elections.

Also, the meeting agreed to control smuggling, stolen export and other criminal activities at the border.