The pine trees planted in Chaubas VDC of
Kavre district in 1975 under Nepal-Australia Forest Tree Project as an
experiment to test its adaptation in the local environment have become a
nuisance for the locals. The trees are being held responsible for increasing
water scarcity in the VDC. According to the locals, the increasing scarcity of
water has also affected farmers raising livestocks. According to Kavre District
Forest Office (DFO), forty percent land of the district is covered by forest.
Of the total 77,552 hectares of the forest area in the district, pine forest
occupies 11,556 hectares.
19 November
Republica
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