There is a rule that if a person or trader who collects Yarsha has to export it outside the district, he or she has to pay a revenue of Rs 3,100.
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Yarsagumba collection has begun in various places in Mustang. Yarsagumba collection has begun in the high lakes under the Kunjo, Kowang and Tukuche Conservation Area Management Committees under the lower Thasang Rural Municipality.
Yarsagumba is a herb found at an altitude of 3,000 to 6,000 meters above sea level. Yarsagumba is collected from more than half a dozen places in Waragung Muktikshetra, Gharpajhong and Thasang Rural Municipality every year from April to mid-June. Locals of the district, people who have temporarily settled in the district and significant people from outside the district reach the lakes to collect yarsagumba.
Conservation Area Management Committees (CMCs) under the Annapurna Conservation Area Project (ACAP) issue permits for Yarsagumba collection after charging a fee, said Deepak Oli, Natural Resources Conservation Assistant of ACAP Jomsom. The offices determine the procedures and standards throughout the Yarsa collection period. It is customary to grant permission by mentioning the conditions to prevent possible risks, poaching, forest fires, unwanted and criminal incidents during the collection.
Committee chairman Jeevan Thakali informed that Kowang CMC of Thasang Rural Municipality has distributed Yarsa collection certificates to the general public. According to him, a fee of Rs 3,500 has been collected from locals and Rs 7,000 from those coming from outside the district.
The Kowang Committee has started Yarsa collection in lakes including Mulikharka, Muli, Padke, Thulo Sare and Sanusare. So far, 87 people, including 9 locals, have taken permission for the committee's lakes.
Collection has also been started in Batase of Thasang. 45 people have taken permission for the said lakes. The Tukuche Committee has set a fee of Rs 1,000 for locals and Rs 3,000 for people outside the district.
Yarsa collection has also started in Kunjo Lake in Thasang. The Conservation Management Committee in Gharpajhong Rural Municipality is preparing to issue permits for yarsa collection from April 25, informed the committee's secretary Pawan Gurung.
The Jomsom Committee has set a fee of Rs 4,000 for locals of Jomsom, Thini and Dhumba villages for yarsa collection and Rs 6,000 per person for people temporarily residing in the same area and earning a living from home farming.
The Muktinath Conservation Area Management Committee of Waragung Muktikshetra-1 is preparing to release yarsa collection from June 20. The Muktinath Conservation Area Management Committee is issuing permits for yarsa collection in lakes including Ner Jhong, Liri, Risamba and Chhimighwa, informed the committee's secretary Lakpatsi Gurung.
There is a rule that if a person or trader who collects Yarsa has to export Yarsa outside the district, he has to pay a revenue of 3,100 rupees.
