Tree felling has
become rampant at Janakalyan Community Forest in Doti district in collusion
with the officials of community forests. According to forest authority they had
given the permission to cut some teak trees due to consumers’ pressure as DFO
Doti had banned cutting down trees two years ago. A team of forest technicians has been
deployed to investigate into the blatant felling of trees. Saal and timber were
smuggled to Dipayal’s Pipalla bazaar. Meanwhile, four professional timber
smugglers were arrested with saw woods measuring 10 cubic feet from Gaighat
bazar by a team of District Forest Office, Udayapur, east Nepal.
3 February
The Himalayan Times
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