Nepal

The police stations at Namkha 5 and 6 of Namkha Rural Municipality in Humla have been shifted to lower hills due to severe cold weather.

Day-time temperatures in the region have plummeted with the progress of winter. 

"It becomes increasingly difficult for police personnel in the area. Supplying rations to the personnel deployed in the area has become a big challenge,” said Inspector Dipak Malla..

“This is an annual operation carried out after mid-November,” he added. 
After the police personnel left, the stations have been padlocked and will only be opened after they return in mid-May.

There are altogether 13 police personnel posted at Hilsa, and 11 at Sunkhani.     

Last year, police personnel deployed at the Hilsa police station were shifted to the Muchu police beat at Namkha-5 after the cold peaked, he said. 

However, the border outpost of the Armed Police Force at the Hilsa border neighbouring China is functional despite the severe cold. 
 

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