Nepal, July 6 -- Home Minister Sudan Gurung is on a visit to Jhapa to assess border security, review security challenges in the district and inspect areas affected by recurring human-elephant conflict.

After arriving in Jhapa on Sunday night, Gurung met members of the District Security Committee at Salbari Heritage Villa in Arjundhara Municipality-11 on Monday. The meeting was attended by Chief District Officer Shivaram Gelal, Jhapa Police Chief SP Basundhara Khadka, Armed Police Force SP Ambika Prasad Joshi and National Investigation Department chief Umesh Pandey.

The minister held discussions on the district's overall security situation, border management, smuggling, drug trafficking, human trafficking and other emerging security con...