गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ Snow leopard research centre being set up Nepal Snow leopard research centre being set up KathmanduPati October 19, 2020 TAPLEJUNGA : A Snow Leopard Study and Research Centre is to be set up in the Kanchanjunga Conservation Area in Taplejung district. The construction of the Centre’s building is underway and is set to complete within this fiscal year. The Centre is to be set up at Khambachen of the Phaktanglung Rural Municipality-6 at an altitude of 4,100 metres above sea level. Sixty-five per cent of the construction works of the building have been completed, Conservation Officer Ganesh Prasad Tiwari said. The construction of the building had begun three years ago and it was targeted to be completed within July this fiscal year. The Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation (DNPWC) has allocated Rs 49 million 705 thousand 150 for establishing the Centre. The Subarna JV Himalayan Construction Company has been awarded the contract for construction of the Centre’s building. Tiwari said that the construction could not be completed within the deadline as the construction site is four days’ trek from the district headquarters and materials have to be transported from the district headquarters, as works could be carried out only for six months of the year. The place will be under snow for the remaining six months. The contract with the construction company has been extended by a year, said Tiwari. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Nepali Congress urges government to protect citizens after Saudi drone… Indian Foreign Secretary to visit Nepal ahead of Balen’s India… Climate loss and damage fund approves $20 Million grant for… Nepal must accelerate reforms to exit FATF grey list Nepal beat Oman by 10 runs in League-2 clash Nepal PM urges unity and action against corruption Top Headlines Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms1 Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too2 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief3 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?4 PM Shah pledges Krishnabhir highway reopening within month5 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative6 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward7 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns8 TRENDING Lockdown 2.0: What the Government should do this time around Now more than ever, support the IT sector “Ranju Darshana: Government has been using superiority approach to handling pandemic” The envisioned Defense University and its rationale Time Tested Friendship-Suresh Sharma Federal Parliament Secretariat returns badge pins to manufacturer Why US Indo-Pacific strategy will fail Kulman Ghising’s reappointment issue stirs conflict between Prime Minister Oli, Energy Minister Pun