514.31 hectares of Shuklaphanta National Park encroached

Dodhara Chandani (Kanchanpur), Nov 16: A total of 514.31 hectares of land in Shuklaphanta National Park has been reported as encroached. Of this, approximately 374.42 hectares have been taken over in the areas of Dhakka, Tarapur, and Lallare Danda.Furthermore, around 139.89 hectares near Pillar No. 28 along the Nepal-India border have also been encroached, as per the park office's report. Displaced individuals from the time of the reserve's expansion are currently residing in these encroached regions.Park Information Officer Purushottam Wagle revealed that there are 6 families living in Dhakka, 155 families in Tarapur, and 13 families in Lallare due to...