Human-animal conflict: Ayodhyapuri buffer zone residents live in terror

Since 1998, as many as 28 people have been killed in wildlife attacks in the area close to Chitwan National Park.

Ayodhyapuri, spread in wards 7, 8, and 9 of Madi Municipality, is surrounded by the Chitwan National Park (CNP) and Someshwar forest on three sides. There are eight settlements in the Ayodhyapuri area.