Kathmandu. The seventh meeting of the Nepal-India Border Task Force was held in New Delhi, India, on Tuesday.

The meeting agreed to adopt new technology in surveying and mapping to make the inspection and maintenance of border pillars along the Nepal-India border more effective.

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Nepali delegation was led by Prakash Joshi, Director General of the Survey Department, while the Indian delegation was led by Hitesh Kumar S. Makwana, Director General of the Survey Department there.

The meeting reviewed the implementation of the results of the sixth meeting held in Dehradun in August 2019 and the progress of the meeting involving Survey Department officials held at the same place in September of the same year, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.

The meeting concluded with the signing of various memorandums of understanding and both sides decided to organize the next meeting of the committee including Survey Department officials in Nepal next month. Similarly, they agreed to hold the next meeting of the Border Task Force in Nepal on a date that is convenient for both countries.

The Border Task Force is a joint body formed by the governments of Nepal and India in 2014. (RSS)