CNP bans tourism activities including jeep safari inside Park

Published On: June 29, 2023 03:01 PM NPT By: Republica | @RepublicaNepal

CHITWAN, June 29: The Chitwan National Park (CNP) has banned jeep safaris inside the park from July till further notice.

The CNP banned driving through the park arguing the forest tracks inside the park might be damaged, small streams inside the jungle might be flooded, roads might be obstructed due to fallen trees and there might be human casualty during the monsoon.

A notice issued by the CNP administration mentioned that other tourism activities including boating, too, have been restricted.

Information officer of CNP, Ganesh Prasad Tiwari, said 65 jeeps have taken permission from CNP to operate jungle safari in the park. A total of 32 jeeps have taken permission to conduct jungle safari in the park from Sauraha, 15 from Kasara, nine from Meghauli, two from Ujauli, five from Amaltari and one from Madi, he shared.

With the beginning of monsoon, tourism activities conducted inside the park and in the river have been stopped.

Tiwari mentioned that the buffer zone management committee would decide about the activities to be carried out in the buffer zone community forests.

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