Manthali (Ramechhap), May 10: Forest fires broke out in 155 places of eight municipalities and rural municipalities in the district have destroyed almost 4,500 hectares of forest area in the apst one month.
According to the Division Forest
Office, Doramba Shailung rural municipality had faced maximum loss and
damage.
Forest Officer Om Sagar Bhandari
said fire incidents have so far caused damage to 155 community and leasehold
forests. Bio-diversity including wildlife species has been severely affected
due to fire in many forest. Two persons have lost their lives to forest fire in
the district this year.
Meanwhile, local administration has
been sensitizing the locals about the loss and damage from the forest
fire.
The administration has called for
local communities towards the preservation of forest and wildlife cautioning
that legal action against setting fire in the forest will be taken under the
criminal charge.