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KATHMANDU, JANUARY 1The government offers million rupees in payment to the household of the wildlife attack victim
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The government has chalked out a program to resolve the increasing cases of
human-wildlife conflict in the nation.
According to Implementation Procedure of Conditional Grant Programmes to be Operated by Provinces
just recently released by the Ministry of Forests and Environment, human-wildlife dispute decrease programme will be put in location to deal
with the human casualties and crop damage triggered by wild animals
The cases of human-wildlife conflict are on the increase with the success attained by Nepal in wildlife preservation
These incidents are reported nearly on a daily basis, specifically in surrounding areas of national forests, protected areas and forests,
checks out the procedure.The MoFE stated the programme would focus on preserving coexistence between human and wildlife by avoiding and
decreasing the conflict.The budget plan assigned for this programme would be invested in rescue, healthcare and other required logistics and
This program will be run by divisional and sub-divisional forests offices in coordination with regional levels, conservation partners,
Nepali Army, Nepal Police, Armed Police Force and other stakeholders
It is anticipated to support in reduction of human-wildlife dispute, it said.According to stats, at least 103 individuals were eliminated
in wildlife attack over the duration of previous 3 years
People continue to be attacked by animals from the national forests, wildlife reserves and close-by forests
The significant disputes are unlawful extraction of park resources such as collection of fire wood, fodder and lumber, animals grazing, crop
raids by wild animals and loss of human life and property.The government provides a cash payment of one million rupees to the household of
an individual eliminated in wildlife attack, based on the existing Wildlife Damage Relief Guideline.Similarly, a person who suffers serious
injuries in wildlife attack gets the compensation of Rs 200,000, whereas a victim with small injuries receives Rs 20,000
The federal government also offers money payment for crops damaged by wildlife
The victim or the family concerned need to send an application to the authorities concerned for declaring compensation within 35 days of the
incident.A variation of this post appears in the print on January 2, 2023, of The Himalayan Times
This short article very first appeared/also appeared in https://thehimalayantimes.com
