Kathmandu, Aug 22: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said the government will address the problems facing the people in the buffer zone of the Chitwan National Park (CNP).
"The Forest Act is under amendment for resolving the problems," he said during a delegation representing the people from the CNP buffer zone of Chitwan and Makwanpur today.
Locals want buffer zone problems addressed at the earliest
The delegation met PM Dahal at his residence, Baluwatar, this morning. Also present in the delegation were Nepali Congress General Secretary Gagan Kumar Thapa and Nepali Congress Bagmati Province Chair Indra Bahadur Baniya.
The wild animals coming out of the CNP were hassling and terrorizing the people; people in buffer zones were facing hindrance in utilizing river products; and even the survey of land was problematic.
"The problems faced by the people in the CNP buffer zone will be resolved. I will hold a meeting with the Chief Secretary, Secretary at the Ministry of Forest, Environment and other related secretaries. I believe the discussion will help resolve the problems," Dahal reiterated.
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