Indians build 80 huts on encroached Nepali land BY CHETAN ADHIKARI SUSTA (NAWALPARASI), Sept 14 - Encroaching on Nepali land at Dhanewa Rewa and Rauwaghola of Susta, Indian nationals recently built some 80 huts along the Nepal-India border. The Indians constructed the huts one by one during the last three months, according to locals. "Indians feel encouraged to encroach on Nepali land because of the apathy of Nepali authorities," locals alleged. Indians who last year tilled Nepali land have now constructed the huts and are cultivating the land. "This is the way Nepali land is encroached by the Indians," said Laila Begam, treasurer of the Save Susta Campaign, adding, "First they encroach, then they cultivate the land and after that they start construction." Indians have built 63 huts at Dhanewa Rewa and 17 in the Rauwaghola area. Indians are shortly going to harvest rice on some 100 bigha in the Rauwakhola area. Nepali locals were cultivating the same land until last July. "First they use the huts as cowsheds, later they transform these into huge buildings," said Pepari Yadav, a local, adding that next year the Indians would start to encroach further into Nepal from that point. Locals are planning to demolish the huts. However, the administration wants to deploy the police for the purpose, according to sources. A team from the parliamentary committee on foreign affairs and human rights issues visited the encroached area Tuesday.