Call to protect Chure region to safeguard life in Madhes

Mahottari, July 5: Stakeholders have expressed serious concerns about the possible risks in Madhes Province if the Chure region is not conserved.

At an interaction programme organised at Lalgadh on Saturday by the Ministry of Forest and Environment, the speakers said that the Chure region should be conserved, adding that life in Madhes will plunge into crisis from continuous extraction and overuse of the Chure region.

Minister for Forest and Environment of Madhes Province, Sanjay Kumar Yadav, stated that uncontrolled extraction of Chure, deforestation and impacts of climate change have had adverse results on the forest and environment there. The status of the forest in Chure and Madhes was in the red zone, and it should be conserved, according to Minister Yadav. “Only the government cannot conserve this. So, efforts from the general public and civil society were needed for this,” he said.

The Minister also urged the journalists to write more about the issues of forest conservation. On the occasion, the participants expressed concerns about the trend of falling trees in recent years in the name of infrastructure development. Present on the occasion were conservationists from all eight districts of Madhes Province, environmentalists, representatives of the local levels and media persons.

The officials of the Ministry also shared their views and promised to intensify the collective efforts for the conservation of forest areas and the Chure region.