District Forest Officer Bishnu Bhandari said 200 cubic feet of felled Saal trees being brought in from Chinchu of Surkhet was confiscated along with the tractor (Lu 1 Ta 8853) in Madanchaur. [break]
Earlier in a similar seizure, a truckload of timber was seized at Kalyanpur VDC few days ago.
Lately, tree felling is on the rise in Surkhet despite relentless efforts of local residents to conserve forests.
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