गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ Efforts on to douse fire at Gorakhnath community forest in Kavre Nepal Efforts on to douse fire at Gorakhnath community forest in Kavre KathmanduPati March 17, 2025 File Photo KATHMANDU – Efforts are in progress since the morning today to douse the fire that started at the Gorakhnath community forest at Bolde of Bethanchok rural municipality in Kavrepalanchok district. The forest fire had started at 11 pm on Sunday. Kuber Dhakal, ward chair of Bethanchok rural municipality-3, said efforts have been made by the police, local people’s representatives, office-bearers of the Forest Users’ Committee and locals since morning to control the fire. Dhakal stated that initiatives to douse the forest fire could not be immediately taken since the fire started in the night. According to him, the human settlement is about a kilometre away from the site of the fire and the drinking water project supplying water to Thalidanda and Harkabhanjyang is at risk. He added that if the fire spreads towards the left, the human settlement may be at risk. Dhakal said no human or animal casualties have been reported so far in the fire. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Weather to remain partly to generally cloudy in hilly region… Two die, 14 get injury in bus accident Teachers’ protest affects community school admission drive Supreme Court orders to shut brick kilns operating in Panchkhal Four injured in lightning Magnitude 4.1 earthquake in Jajarkot last night Top Headlines Relevance of Prithivi Narayan Shah in Contemporary Nepal1 Scrutinizing Relevance of Prithivi Narayan Shah´s Thoughts and Strategy2 Photo exhibition at Nepal Army Headquarters3 NA team sets out on Gorakha-Kathmandu march to promote ‘unification route’4 Ncell is the FIRST Nepali Telecom Company to receive ISO 27001 and ISO 27701 certifications for information security and data privacy5 PM Oli, Sri Lankan’s former President meet6 PM Oli extends New Year greetings7 Gold price ups Rs 2,000 per tola8 TRENDING Pathao, Tootle resume ride sharing services after authorities relax lockdown The Role of the Nepalese Army in Strategic Road Projects A phone call that paved the way for RAW Chief’s visit to Nepal What role has the Nepal Army been playing in controlling the coronavirus? Nepal Army’s mission in Lebanon provides Covid support kits to local municipalities We need to be serious about the international scenario post-Covid: Dr. Nischal N. Pandey Why Are Boys Unexpressive? This time’s Teej, social distancing please!
