Nearly 700 Sal trees dry up suspiciously in Chitwan National Park

Officials admit the park has failed to investigate the issue and manage dried up trees.

Around 700 Sal trees have dried up suspiciously in Hanumanjhula village area of the Chitwan National Park over the past few years. It is suspected that the locals, who encroached the park’s forest in Madi Municipality-9, peeled off the bark of Sal trees (