INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
DHANGADI, JULY 7
The federal ParliamentAgriculture, Cooperatives and Natural Resources Committee has started investigating alleged
irregularities carried out in the name of scientific forest management.
A team of the panel comprising Shanta Chaudhary, Satya Narayan
Sharma Khanal and Raj Bahadur Budhthapa initiated the investigation by reaching Kanchanpur yesterday It discussed activities conducted by
the local Community Forest Users& Committee under the scientific forest management programme.
&As there was widespread complaint about the
programme (Scientific Forest Management Programme), we set out to investigate,& said Chaudhary, adding that the committee would prepare and
submit a report after studying and monitoring the condition of community forests in Tarai districts.
&We&ve heard a lot of complaints about
financial and other irregularities, such as cutting down even young trees and focusing on felling trees, hence the investigation,& said
Chaudhary.
Meanwhile, separately, a team including technicians under the Public Accounts Committee has finished monitoring forests in
Team member Prem Ale said the sub-committee would investigate cases in different districts where the forest management programme was being
implemented.
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