Resource Assessment of Amala (

Phyllanthusemblica

L.) in Bajhang District: A Detailed Studyfrom Byansi and Rayal VDCs

A Report Prepared ByDistrict Forest Office, BajhangConsultant:

Khilendra Gurung

June, 2008

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

I would like to acknowledge Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Shrestha, NTFP specialist- WUPAPfor facilitating the field work to Bajhang district. I am particularly thankful to Mr. LalNarayan Singh, DFO, Bajhang and other staffs of District Forest Office, Bajhang for providing information, survey data, necessary support and cooperation to carry outthis work.I am grateful to teachers of Jana Priya Lower Secondary School, Jhuteda village andall the local people of Byansi and Rayal VDCs for providing me with the informationof Amala availability areas and their traditional use practices in the study VDCs.I would also like to thank Mr. Keshab Raj Bhatta, Laxmi Raj Joshi, Kalyan Negi,Chakra Bahadur Kathayat, Junga Bahadur Bista, Tipure Upadhyaya and RamChandra Dhami –District Forest Office, Bajhang for assisting me in the field trip toByansi and Rayal VDCs during the study period.Special thanks goes to Mr. Rupak Ram Joshi-Monitoring and Evaluation Officer,LDFB, Bajhang for the overall information of the area and for his kind cooperationduring the study period.Khilendra GurungJune, 2008

Table of Content

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION1.1 Introduction11.2 Objectives2CHAPTER TWO: STUDY AREA2.1 Physiognomy of Bajhang district32.2 Study area3CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY3.1 Data collection53.2 Biophysical data53.3 Inventory technique53.4 Socio-economic data63.5 Data analysis63.5.1 Density63.5.2 Frequency6CHAPTER FOUR: FINDINGS4.1 Areas of occurrence