MYAGDI, April 5: A forest fire that spread at Bagarphant Community Forest in Beni Municipality-2 in Myagdi district from Tuesday has not yet come under control.
There is shortage of drinking water after the forest fire spread to the Udaino and Kopre waterfalls of Bagarphant village and destroyed the pipelines of Beni drinking water project and Bagarphant drinking water project.
Similarly, forest fires have destroyed hundreds of hectares of forest as well as wildlife, birds and forest fodders.
Wildfires reported in over 70 community forests in Myagdi
The fire has spread to nearby forests including Bagarphant of Beni-2, Lareni and Birkhani forests of Beni-3, said Top Bahadur Karki of Bagarphant.
He shared, "The fire is out of control. There is no possibility of bringing the forest fire under control from human efforts. The smoke has created problems for the locals. It has spread up to the lower settlement of Bhakimle of Beni-3."
The locals of the lower belt of Bhakimle have been requested to observe precaution in view of the risk of the forest fire spreading to the human settlement, said Ward Chairperson Padam Bahadur Pun.
Forest fires have been reported in different community forests of Myagdi, destroying small plants, trees as well as habitats of wildlife and birds. Though locals tried to douse these fires that started at different community forests of Myagdi district, the efforts have not been successful due to the lack of resources, it is said.
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