Govt set to establish Wildlife Park

The government is set to establish a wildlife park and recreation centre at Surya Binayak in Bhaktapur.
According to the Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation, a proposal on this regard has already been forwarded to the Council of Ministers.

Various community forests at Gundu, Sipadol and Katunje VDCs in Bhaktapur covering an area of 293.6 hectares has been proposed for the establishment of the wildlife park and recreation centre.

Similarly, the Ministry stated that it has so far provided 2,731 hectares of forest land throughout the country to 151 different organizations for various purposes.  Altogether 145,096 trees have been cut down from that area so far.
The planning and human resources division at the Ministry has brought a proposal for planting about 7.9 million saplings in other places of the country to make up for the number of trees cut down.

As per the international standard, 39 percent of the total area of the country should be forested area.