Construction of fence to prevent human-wildlife conflict

To prevent possible confrontations between humans and wildlife a concrete wall is being constructed along the border of Chitwan National Park and the Buffer-zone community forest

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Work is in progress to build a concrete wall along the border of Chitwan National Park and the Buffer-zone community forest. The project is meant to prevent possible confrontations between humans and wildlife.

The construction of 2.5-km segment of the fence has been completed. Under the first phase of the project, the Bagmati State's Ministry of Land Management, Agriculture and Cooperatives had signed a contract for constructing the wall up to 5.5 km and so far the project reports 50 percent progress. The final target is for a 8-km wall and works to this regard have also begun from the current fiscal year.

According to project engineer Bal Gopal Sigdel, the construction of a 5.5-km section goes on at a cost of Rs 80 million. The structure passes through Ward No 10, 11, 12 and 13 of Khairhani Municipality and Ward No 1, 3 and 6 of Rapti Municipality.

Settlements in these areas frequently encounter the arrivals of elephants, rhinos, boars and other wildlife which damage crops and sometimes kill people.

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