Wildfire in Gorakhnath Community Forest

A wildfire broke out in Gorakhnath community forest in Boulde, Bethanchok rural municipality-3, around 11:00 PM on Sunday night. 

Local representatives, security personnel, forest committee members and local residents are trying to put out the fire, which has not caused harm to humans or animals thus far. 

Ward Chairman Kuber Dhakal informed that the fire was about one kilometer away from human settlements. The blaze is posing a risk to Thalidanda and Harka Bhanjyang drinking water projects as well as nearby villages. 

In the last week of January this year, a wildfire erupted at the Mahabharat jungle in Thamlekh Hill, Khanikhola rural municipality-1 for days, necessitating the use of helicopters to douse the flames.