Bara. Police, administration, elected representatives, and political parties are busy with preparations for the upcoming elections. Taking advantage of this situation, the theft and smuggling of river-based materials have increased within the Jitpur Simara Sub-Metropolitan City.The Sub-Metropolis failed to award contracts for river excavation last year, and even after issuing a notice by the third week of Magh in the current fiscal year, the contract agreement has not been finalized. The failure to award river contracts on time has led to an increase in the smuggling of river-based materials, and for two years, the federal, provincial, and local governments have...