Jeep safari starts in Jankauli forest

Jankauli Intermediate Community Forest of Sauraha Aad, the main tourist area of ​​Chitwan Park, has also started this opportunity to ride in a jeep and enjoy watching wild animals.

Bhadra 11, 2082

Ramesh Kumar Paudel

Jeep safari starts in Jankauli forest

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Jeep safari is the main activity of tourists visiting Chitwan National Park. Jeep safaris are flourishing not only within the park but also in the adjoining intermediate community forests. Jankauli Intermediate Community Forest of Sauraha Aad, the main tourist area of ​​Chitwan Park, has also started this opportunity to ride in a jeep and enjoy watching wild animals. Janakauli Intermediate Community Forest is located in Ratnanagar Municipality-5.

The western border of which is connected with Sauraha . Dhungrekhola flows through the east and south of the forest with an area of ​​160 hectares, and there is a settlement in the north. In the forest grown by planting sisau, there was a grazing area for grazing cattle.  

The Vice President of the Forest Committee, Rudal Choudhary, said that earlier, people from all over the village used to come to this place to graze. In the beginning, there were 20/25 simal trees here. Around 2050, this is the place where we planted and raised rice. Now it has become a green forest," Vice President Rudal said. He said that since it is not possible to get income by selling firewood, he is going to earn through tourism. From the year 2065, the Janakauli Intermediate Community Forest started a boat safari on the Dhungre river flowing through the eastern border.

Rudal informed that now 11 boats are operating in the safari which started with five boats. Chairman of Forest Jogendra Mahato said that Jeep Safari has been started with the plan to increase the income of the forest and make effective investment in the protection sector by adding not only the boat safari but also the jeep safari. There are 1700 household consumers of forest . In which 60 percent belong to the tribal Tharu community, Vice President Rudal said. "Now, the annual income of the forest is around 15 lakh rupees. There is a plan to add at least 10 lakh rupees from Jeep Safari. Our idea is to support tourism through conservation and conservation through tourism," Vice President Rudal said. He said that the income received from tourism will be spent on conservation work and consumer welfare. Janakauli Forest is connected with Chitwan Park. Therefore, rhinoceros and tigers roam here .

Vice President Rudal said that the hull of deer species is visible. He says that this forest area is also suitable for bird watching. Rare clocks are sitting in the stone shell basking in the sun . "Therefore, we hope that tourists will prefer jeep safari and boat safari," Rudal said. He said that five jeeps have been registered for morning and evening safaris in Jankauli. Those who go on a safari will get to spend an hour in the forest. He said that an entry fee of 800 rupees and an additional protection fee of 500 rupees will be charged for a consignment of jeeps entering the forest. Vice President Rudel requested that the park administration should play a supportive role in increasing the tourist activity in Jankauli by constructing a tower in the forest and extending the area to Echarni Island. They have already earned good income by conducting jeep safaris in many intermediate community forests around Chitwan Park.

According to information received from conservation officer Avinash Thapa Magar, who is also the information officer of Chitwan National Park, 15 intermediate community forests have already been conducting jeep safaris. Jeep safari has been going on in Kuchkuche, Rapti Ekta, Devisthan, Kumroz, Tikauli, Milijuli, Chitrasen intermediate community forest in the eastern region of Chitwan. There are also jeep safaris in Ghailaghari, Radhakrishna, Rapti Control Forests of the western region. Conservation officer Avinas Thapa Magar said that jeep safaris are also being conducted in Nawalpur's Dibyapuri, Pragatinagar, Nomla, Krishnasar and Gundrehi Dhaka intermediate forests. Along with Chitwan, there are more than 70 intermediate community forests in the central area of ​​Chitwan Park spread over Nawalparasi (East of Bardghat Susta), Makwanpur and Parsa districts.

Ramesh

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