The fire that broke out in Manang since Friday evening has not yet been extinguished. According to the district administration office, the fire that broke out in the Timang forest in Chame rural municipality-1 since Friday could not be brought under control even by Monday.

Chief District Officer Matrika Acharya informed that although all the three security agencies of the district were mobilized to extinguish the fire, they could not bring it under control. According to him, efforts to extinguish the fire are ongoing. 

'All three security agencies have been mobilized to control the fire. Teams including locals are trying to control the fire. The fire has broken out in a complex area far away from the settlement, security personnel and locals are there to put out the fire,' said Prajia Acharya. He says that he has done the work to protect the fire so that it does not spread elsewhere and there is not that much risk in the settlement. 

Dhak Bahadur Bhujel, head of Annapurna Conservation Area project area Manang, said that the fire could not be controlled because of the dry season. He said, 'There are fires every year in the conservation area. During the dry season, there is also a fire due to the dry stumps in the forest.'

Chief Bhujel said that there is also fear that the fire may increase due to the wood and leaf litter. He said, 'Dry and windy weather can also increase the fire.' Bhujel informed that there is a forest fire in an area of ​​about one and a half hectares till Monday. According to him, there is an increased risk of destruction of wild potatoes, laudsalla, jatamsi, Panchaunle, Guchi mushroom and other herbs due to fire.