Govt set to announce Dhorpatan as Buffer zone

Preparations have been made to declare the only hunting reserve of the country, Dhorpatan as a buffer zone.

The preparation to announce buffer zone is being made with the objective of taking the conservation of the reserve and community development together ahead with local people’s participation, says the Office of the Reserve.

We aim to increase the participation of the local people in the conservation and management of the Reserve and for community development, says Chief of the Reserve, Sher Singh Thagunna.

Following the declaration of buffer zone fifty percent of the revenue collected from the reserve would return back to reserve, and thereby spent for the buffer zone. The hunting reserve has been collecting revenue worth 10 million rupees every year. Some VDCs of Baglung, Myagdi and Rukum districts fall under the buffer zone.