NIJGADH, Dec 16: Over 27 thousand trees have been cut so far in course of the implementation of Nijgadh-Bara Fast Track Project.
The project is being constructed by the Nepal Army (NA). According to Fast Track Project Implementation Division Chief and Lieutenant Colonel Bishwa Bandhu Pahadi, a total of 27,069 trees, out of 38,664 remaining along the track, were needed to be removed for the implementation of some 77-km project. Remaining over 11 thousand will be cut down during the tunnel construction.
Fast track construction works moving ahead satisfactorily
According to the principle of road construction, the Division has been granted permission from the Forest Ministry for cutting down remaining trees within the periphery of 50 meters of the track in hilly areas and 100 meters in the Terai.
Authorities concerned have been given the responsibility for the management of felled trees. To meet the environmental standard, 25 trees should be planted for every tree cut down in the process and the NA is producing some 150 thousand nursery plants in Nijgadh and Rajdurbar.
Trees transplantation in the areas where trees were cut has also begun. It has already planted some five thousand trees at several places of Kohalbi municipality, the NA said.
