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The wood stored in Sub-Division Forest Office Panchkanya and Sub-Division Forest Office of Bishnupadu in Dharan Sub-Metropolitan City-8 Tinkune has started rotting.
Mahesh Kumar Sah, Head of Sub-Division Forest Office, Panchkanya, informed that 15,000 cubic feet of wood stored in the forest office rotted and became unusable due to non-contract for a long time. The wood has been here for two decades. In particular, the case has been pending for years.
'Due to no contract, timber worth Rs 7 crore has been left standing and rotting in the forest office,' Chief Shah said. Currently, 'A grade' wood is being sold at Rs 1,200 per unit, 'B grade' at Rs 900 and 'C grade' at Rs 650. Dik Bahadur Bhujel, president of the Nepal Forest Products Industry Association, said that wood is being wasted due to complicated policies and regulations.
Nepali wood production is abundant, but the government's policies and employees make various problems, but the wood is wasted, he says. According to the District Forest Office, 64,500 cubic feet of wood has been harvested here in the financial year 2080/81. So far in the current year 2081/82, 25,400 cubic feet of new wood has been added.
A month ago, the forest office has sold 16,900 cubic feet of wood through the bidding process, and currently 72,900 cubic feet of wood has been sold in the forest office.
Khudris Mian, Divisional Forest Officer of the District Forest Office, said that due to court proceedings and some complicated legal procedures, the timber auction could not be held at the desired time. He said 'The contract has been canceled five times. Even after the contract was signed two or three times, the contractor left the bond and did not pick up the wood.'
Three times more wood than needed can be produced annually. But due to the government regulations and the bullying of the employees, the necessary wood supply is not available in the country, according to the wood traders. Businessmen have alleged that wood is being imported from abroad by rotting their wood in the forest and creating an artificial shortage in the market. To prevent the import of foreign wood, businessmen suggest that the utilization and use of domestically produced wood should be increased.
