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Kavrepalanchok. The fire that broke out in the community forest of the Mahabharata mountain range in the southern part of the district on Tuesday afternoon has not yet been brought under control. The district-based Disaster Management Committee meeting on Thursday decided to mobilize the human resources of all agencies after discussing with stakeholders.
The fire that spread due to the fire in Tham Lekdanda, Khanikhola Rural Municipality-1, located on the border of Bechanchowk and Mahabharat Rural Municipality in the district, has led to the possibility of fire in other forest areas, so the tourist area of Narayansthan in Kavrepalanchowk has been banned.
The rural municipality has stated that the tourist area of Narayansthan Temple in Bechanchowk, as well as some areas of Wards 1, 2, 3 and 5, are currently at risk due to the fire.
For this reason, the rural municipality has issued a public notice to domestic and foreign tourists and The general public has been banned from visiting. The rural municipality has issued a notice not to go to the area until the fire is controlled, informed Bhagwan Adhikari, the rural municipality chairman.
According to him, the local government, police, Nepal Army and others are all working to control the fire. ‘We have informed everyone concerned to adopt high caution in the fire area,’ the official said.
The fire that broke out in the community forest at Thamalekadanda, Khanikhola Rural Municipality-1, has not yet been brought under control. Chief District Officer Umesh Kumar Dhakal said that a team of Nepali Army and police sent there on Wednesday evening is coordinating with the locals and taking initiatives to control the fire.
According to him, security personnel have been asked to monitor the fire area and human settlements and take initiatives to control the fire so that it does not spread towards human settlements and to immediately relocate if damage is seen.
According to the Division Forest Office Dhulikhel, the fire started in the forest edge area at 2 pm on Tuesday. The District Police Office Dhulikhel has been stating that the fire is not under control at present. The team sent by the office to monitor the situation for fire control is conducting a survey of the forest area and human settlements, said Chief of the Forest Office Krishna Bahadur Thapa.
According to him, as the fire is spreading in the forest, a joint meeting of the district-based administration office and security agencies has been held to provide forest fire control materials to security personnel as much as possible, and to identify the person who started the fire in coordination with all 13 local level security agencies and the Forest Users Federation under the coordination of the forest office and the subdivision office and security agencies and take legal action.
Chief District Officer Dhakal said that a team of various units of the Nepal Army and Police in the district, which has been sent there since Wednesday evening, has been taking initiatives to control the fire in coordination with the locals. .
‘They are working accordingly, there has been information that the fire is spreading further, we, including the security forces, are sensitive to that,’ he said.
Prajya Dhakal said that additional manpower along with necessary equipment will be mobilized in coordination with other concerned bodies (Ministry of Home Affairs) to control the further spread of the fire.
Similarly, the Mahabharata forest, which is a tourist attraction and a habitat for valuable herbs and wild animals, has been on fire for three days. The settlement in the upper area of Bhugdeu in Bethanchowk Rural Municipality-6 is said to be close to the fire.
Locals say that it is necessary to protect this area, which is home to valuable herbs, important trees, wild animals and birds. It is said that the human settlement is about four kilometers away from the fire site. The District Police Office, Dhulikhel, has stated that no human or animal has been injured so far.
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