Wildfires in Nepal
Wildfires have engulfed a vast swathe of forest land in Bara, Sarlahi and Rautahat districts in Nepal amidst gross apathy of government authorities, including district forest offices, to extinguish them.
According to locals, authorities have not taken initiatives to bring under control the infernos that have been raging for days.
“We used to see such wildfires in previous years too. I don’t know why forest officials are doing nothing to control the flames that have been destroying precious timber and the habitats of a number of wildlife species.”
Chief officer at the Chandranigahapur-based Rautahat district forest office, Baburam Bhandari, described the wildfires as a normal phenomenon.
He, however, expressed sadness at the inability to control the fires that have been raging for days.
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