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President Chure-Tarai Madhes Conservation Development Committee has spent nearly 15 billion in 10 years since it was established. The committee has begun to review the expenditure made during this period regarding the achievement of the objectives.
The committee, which was established on June 2, 2071, has spent 14 billion 96 million till the financial year 2080/81. According to the committee, during this period, the financial progress was 88.93% and the physical progress was 91.84%. There are 124 posts in the committee, including six officers who receive monthly salary benefits, and currently 86 posts are filled. Dr. Kiran Paudel, chairman of the committee, informed that till now, the committee has expanded multi-year crops in 1,459 places to control erosion, landslides, drought, and 166 hectares of steep agricultural land. Similarly, the committee has considered as an achievement the greening promotion program in 5 thousand 230 hectares and the production and distribution of 20 million 93 lakh 49 thousand plants.
'Until now, we have constructed 412 km of embankments along the banks of rivers/streams, constructed 162 hectares of green boxes, protected/reconstructed 139 wetlands, constructed 628 rainwater collection ponds and protected 548 water springs,' he said, 'Apart from this, we have also been doing various other works.
The committee has its central office in Lalitpur and has established program implementation units in Salakpur, Janakpur, Chitwan, Butwal and Lamki across the country. Chure region is spread over 37 districts and 325 local levels of seven provinces.
Due to deforestation, population migration, climatic risks, fire etc., Chure is getting destroyed. The committee was established with the goal of helping to reduce poverty by promoting natural resource protection, sustainable management, and ecological services.
but The committee had to face various controversies and challenges since its inception. The committee, which has been complaining of having to face political interference, has also been accused of corruption and irregularities from time to time. At present, two office bearers of the committee have been relieved of their posts as per the order of the court after their ineligibility was confirmed. Recently, to make the committee effective and agile, the government has formed a task force for its restructuring and is going to collect suggestions.
Opposition to the formation of the committee since its inception. Thakur Bhandari, president of Mahasangh, said that the work of the committee was not connected with the local people and commented that the committee was formed to rule over the people.
'This has undermined the rights of local tribals/tribes. This committee should be abolished immediately, the longer it lasts, the destruction of Chure will continue. The community is capable of protecting the Chure," he said. The local community should not be deprived of the right to natural resources.'
Rameshwar Khanal, the founder president of Chure Committee, said that the committee has made a significant contribution to the conservation of Chure and suggested that the committee should implement the master plan and manage the necessary manpower to make the work of the committee effective. Also, he suggested that a law related to bracelets should be introduced, the community should also be represented in the committee, and the provincial government and concerned agencies should be coordinated.
Similarly, Chure expert Dr. Vijaysingh Dunwar expressed his concern that if Chure is destroyed, the Terai region will turn into a desert, saying that the protection of Chure is essential for the safe future of Terai Madhes. Pointing out the importance of the committee for the conservation of shrike, he also suggested that a law on shrike should be introduced to make the work of the committee effective.
The Office of the Auditor General has pointed out that the committee has not progressed according to the target. In the 61st Annual Report of the Auditor General According to the goal progress report of the first five years of the master plan of the committee, it is mentioned that there has been no progress in the goals such as mapping the forest area by separating forest management units in 36 districts, controlling 14 thousand 150 hectares of forest encroachment, and managing forest area and grazing in 4 thousand 800 farmer groups.
Similarly, the report states that there has been no progress in goals such as expanding multi-year crops on 7 thousand 265 hectares of sloping agricultural land, managing 165 thousand 675 hectares of forest, managing the use of riverbeds in 180 rivers, managing slums for 20 thousand 505 households in sensitive areas, expanding domestic solar energy to 38 thousand 484 households and developing small hydropower and increasing its use to 261 kilowatts. .
Similarly, 65 It is mentioned in the report that only progress has been made, the goal of preparing an integrated river system resource development action plan in 64 rivers has been progressed in only 47, and the goal of extending cow gas to 81 thousand 137 households has been extended to only 1 thousand 917 households. Pointing out that the expected achievements have not been achieved in the five years of implementation of the master plan, the report suggests that the program should be implemented in such a way that the goals included in the master plan are fulfilled.
