Forest fire destroys 4,500 hectares of forest area in Ramechhap

Manthali (Ramechhap): 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 past month.

According to the Division Forest Office, Doramba Shailung rural municipality 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 fires in many forests. Two persons have lost their lives in the forest fire in the district this year.

Meanwhile, the 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.