Gaighat (Udayapur), April 30 : Forest fire has destroyed thickets and trees on around 300 hectares of jungle located at Chaudandigadhi, Belaka and Triyuga municipalities of the district.
According to Division Forest
Office, the wildfire, which has been taking place for the past 10 days, damaged
Phooljor Devisthan, Saraswoti and Beltar community forests.
Information officer at Division
Forest Office, Gaighat, Jaheshwor Sah, said small plants and trees were
destroyed by the wildfire following the drought.
Similarly, forest fire has also
destroyed a jungle located at Limchungbung rural municipality-5 in the
district. Though the initiatives were taken to bring the wildfire under
control, it has not been completely successful due to storm, added the
office. (RSS)