GORKHA: The discovery of counterfeit currency notes circulating in Gorkha has prompted the District Administration Office here to issue directives to district-based banks and financial institutions to take preventive measures.

Chief District Officer Narayan Prasad Bhattarai today summoned chiefs and representatives from such organisations to his office and instructed them to compulsorily use a counterfeit note detecting machine while making cash transactions.

Three fake notes of Rs 1,000 denomination were found in Prime Bank and Siddhi Ganesh Savings and Credit Cooperative Ltd in Gorkha last week.

The number of fake notes found in Gorkha and Lamjung is said to be the same, he said, urging banks and financial institutions in the district not to hide information if they noticed the entry of counterfeit notes in their transactions.