Encroachment on Pathalaiya Community Forest Increases Alarmingly

Bara. The expansion of settlements by killing Sal trees in the Pathalaiya Community Forest connected to the East-West Highway has increased alarmingly. It has been revealed that in the Pathalaiya Community Forest, which was a dense forest area a few years ago, trees of Sal and other species are being killed with strong chemicals and houses are being built.

The forest office stated that trees were killed to obtain land ownership certificates from the safe housing and landless problem resolution commission as human settlements increased. Even now, dozens of dead Sal trees stand within the settlement in the community forest.