Kawaswoti: The 11th Chure Conservation Day is being observed today, marking the establishment of the President Chure-Terai Madhesh Conservation Development Committee. The main function is taking place in Kawaswoti of Nawalparasi (Bardaghat Susta East) with President Ramchandra Paudel in attendance.
According to National News Agency Nepal, the Committee was established in 2079 BS with the goal of contributing to poverty alleviation through natural resource conservation, sustainable management, and ecosystem protection in the Chure region. Since its inception, the Committee has undertaken significant efforts, including controlling landslides, streams, and gullies in 1,459 locations, expanding multi-year crops over 166 hectares of steep agrarian land, promoting greenery across 5,230 hectares, and producing and distributing 2.93 million saplings.
The Committee has also made strides in infrastructure and environmental conservation by constructing 412 kilometers of riverbank walls, establishing 162 hectares of green belts, restoring 139 wetland ponds, building rainwater collection ponds, and conserving 548 water sources. Nearly 1.5 billion rupees have been invested in Chure conservation efforts, with a total expenditure of 14.96 billion rupees up to the fiscal year 2080-81.
With its central office in Lalitpur, the Committee operates throughout the country via programme implementation units located in Salakpur, Janakpur, Chitwan, Butwal, and Lamki.