Faunal biodiversity study starts today
The study will assess the status of existing animal life and their habitats in the Chure region that stretches from Ilam in the East to Kanchanpur in the West Aug 26, 2016- A faunal biodiversity study
Kanchanpur
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Gadbijala pond shrinking fast
The Gadbijala Tal, a pond located at Dekhatbhuli in Kanchanpur district, is shrinking every year. The area of the pond started reducing after people living around the pond started cultivation by encroaching
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13 pc people deprived of drinking water in Kanchanpur
About 13 per cent of the population in Kanchanpur do not have access to safe drinking water. According to district drinking water and sanitation division office, only 87 per cent of the total district
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13 per cent people deprive of drinking water facility in Kanchanapur
Some 13 per cent locals in the district are deprived of proper drinking water facility. According to the District Drinking Water and Sanitation Division Office, drinking water facility has been reached
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Tiger count on in Shuklaphanta
Authorities in Shuklaphanta Wildlife Reserve, Kanchanpur, have completed the first phase of the big cats’ count this year. The first phase of counting using ‘camera tapping’ technology is over in Barkaul.
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Elephantiasis infects 1‚550
A study shows that more than 1,500 people have been infected with elephantiasis in Kanchanpur. The government had launched a campaign against the disease in the district last year. At an interaction
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Kanchanpur wheat fields on the decline
The district’s wheat fields are being lost to ever increasing urbanization and land plotting. According to the Agriculture Development Office, the area under wheat cultivation has dropped to 31,750 hectares