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10 Lnergy and loresLry

Lnergy
101 Lnergy consumpLlon ln l? 2009/10 rose by 33 percenL as compared Lo
l? 2008/09 LoLalllng 9911 1ons of Cll LqulvalenL (1CL) ln Lhe flrsL
elghL monLhs of currenL l? 2010/11 consumpLlon LoLalled 6371 1CL
102 ln l? 2009/10 Lhe raLlo of LradlLlonal commerclal and renewable
energy consumpLlon was 844 percenL 149 percenL and 07 percenL
respecLlvely ln Lhe flrsL elghL monLhs of l? 2010/11 Lhls raLlo was
recorded as 863 percenL 128 percenL and 07 percenL respecLlvely 1he
daLa reveals LhaL nepalese economys hlgh dependence on LradlLlonal
energy has noL changed
103 ln l? 2009/10 among Lhe consumpLlon of LradlLlonal energy Lhe share
of flrewood was 733 percenL agrlculLural resldues 36 percenL and
llvesLock resldues 36 percenL ln Lhe flrsL elghL monLhs of Lhe currenL l?
2010/11 esLlmaLed raLlo for Lhe same lLems were 771 percenL 36
percenL and 37 percenL respecLlvely ln l? 2009/10 ConsumpLlon of
commerclal caLegory of energy ln sLood aL 97 percenL 29 and
elecLrlclLy 23 percenLs for CL coal and elecLrlclLy respecLlvely whlle
ln Lhe flrsL elghL monLhs of l? 2010/11 Lhe share of Lhese lLems were
82 24 and 22 percenLs respecLlvely
Coal
104 ln l? 2009/10 coal consumpLlon rose by 618 percenL as compared Lo
Lhe prevlous l? and LoLalled 292 1CL ln Lhe flrsL elghL monLhs of Lhe
currenL l? 2010/11 lLs consumpLlon rose by 18 percenL as compared
Lo Lhe same perlod ln Lhe lasL l? 2009/10 LoLalllng 137 1CL
LlecLrlclLy
103 8y Lhe end of l? 2009/10 from all pro[ecLs across Lhe counLry 697 MW
of elecLrlclLy has been generaLed Cf Lhe LoLal elecLrlclLy generaLed 689
MW has been connecLed Lo Lhe naLlonal grld whlle for Lhe resL Lhe
sLandalone mlcro hydroelecLrlclLy cenLres have been supplylng Lhem aL
Lhe local level Llkewlse lncludlng Lhe Lhermal elecLrlclLy cenLres
producLlon of 334 MW and solar cenLres producLlon of 100 kW Lhe
LoLal elecLrlclLy producLlon has reached 731 MW 163
106 unLll Lhe flrsL elghL monLhs of Lhe currenL l? 2010/11 consLrucLlon
works aL Lhe 8ahughaL Pydro LlecLrlclLy ro[ecL (PL) (32 MW) ln
Myagdl dlsLrlcL was golng on ConsLrucLlon works of Lhe power house
and 406 km Lunnel ls underway ln Chamellya PL (30 MW) ln
uarchula dlsLrlcL of larWesL 8eglon ln Makwanpur dlsLrlcL
consLrucLlon work of kulekhanl lll PL (14 MW) has been ongolng As
for upper 1amakoshl PL debL agreemenLs have been slgned wlLh
varlous enLlLles wlLh Lhe alm of managlng lnvesLmenLs solely from
domesLlc sources 1he pro[ecL has been converLed lnLo a company and
consLrucLlon works have already begun 1o ensure rellable elecLrlclLy
supply ln Pumla and Mugu whlch are dependenL only on solar
elecLrlclLy Peldung and Camgaad mlcroPLs of 300 and 400 kW
capaclLles respecLlvely were lnlLlaLed Cf Lhe Lwo consLrucLlon works of
Peldung mlcroPL has been compleLed
107 As ln prevlous years lnvolvemenL of Lhe prlvaLe secLor ln elecLrlclLy
producLlon ln Lhe currenL l? 2010/11 Loo was noL aL as expecLed Some
elecLrlclLy pro[ecLs developed by Lhe prlvaLe secLor however are
gradually comlng lnLo operaLlon afLer compleLlon of consLrucLlon works
ln Lhls conLexL 42 MW pro[ecL of unlque Pydel Company and 24 MW
of Plmal uolakha Pydro ower have compleLed consLrucLlons and have
sLarLed operaLlon ln Lhe currenL flscal year Llkewlse aaLl khola (0996
MW) and SeLl ll (0979 MW) also have sLarLed operaLlon afLer
compleLlng Lhe consLrucLlon works Slmllarly lL ls expecLed LhaL 8ldl
khola (24 MW) uppder Paadl khola (0991 MW) Lower lluwa
khola (099 MW) and Mal khola (24 MW) wlll sLarL producLlon by Lhe
end of Lhls l? afLer compleLlon of consLrucLlon works Slmllarly ower
urchase AgreemenL (A) has already been slgned wlLh CharanawaLl
(0980 MW) Colmagaad (0380 MW) 8halrav kunda (1830 MW)
Slprlng khola (9638 MW) Lower Modl l (9900 MW) !lrl khola
(0990 MW) Chakey khola (0990 MW) uapcha 8oshl (3 MW) and
upper uwa l (0983 MW)
108 8y Lhe end of l? 2009/10 ln Lhe process of exLenslon of power grlds
2033 ClrculLs km under hlgh volLage Lransmlsslon llne of 132 kv 482
ClrculLs km of 66 kv and 3440 km llne aL Lhe level of 66 kv and 33
kv comblned are ln operaLlon ConsLrucLlon works of 1hankoLChapagaun8hakLapur 132 kv Lransmlsslon
llne under Lhe loan
asslsLance of Aslan uevelopmenL 8ank ls ln Lhe flnal phase 1he pro[ecL
was lnlLlaLed wlLh Lhe ob[ecLlve of sLrengLhenlng elecLrlclLy Lransmlsslon
capaclLy of kaLhmandu valley by bulldlng 132 kv capaclLy 8lngmen 166
Lransmlsslon llnes where urbanlsaLlon ls growlng ConsLrucLlon of
khlmLluhalkebar 220 kv Lransmlsslon llne (73 km) ls ongolng under
Lhe World 8anks asslsLance Lo LransmlL elecLrlclLy generaLed by khlmLl
PL and oLher pro[ecLs Lo be bullL ln Lhe area under 33 kv Lhe pro[ecLs
of llamhldlm1aple[ung (90 km) SlLalpaLlMuslkoL (30 km) WulpaCkhaldhunga (33 km) Chhlnchu
8akam!a[arkoL (70 km) ChorahlPolerl (43 km) udlpur8eshl Sahar Manang (90 km) ulpayalSaafe
8agarManma!umla (133 km) and uhankuLaPlleyLeguwa8ho[pur
(40 km) are under consLrucLlon As per Lhe AgreemenL ln prlnclple
beLween nepal and lndla Lo lncrease elecLrlclLy exchange capaclLy
necessary sLudles and preparaLlons are golng on Lo seL up Lransmlsslon
llnes aL 3 polnLs of nepallndla border aL uuhabl!ogbanl 8uLwalSunaull and uhalkebar8hlLLamod
109 ln Lhe process of rural elecLrlflcaLlon a LoLal of 247347 household
famllles are connecLed Lo elecLrlclLy servlces ln Lhelr homes Lhrough
parLlclpaLlon of 242 communlLybased organlzaLlons under Lhe peoples
parLlclpaLlonbased CommunlLy 8ural LlecLrlflcaLlon rogram 1he
elecLrlflcaLlon process ls movlng on wlLh Lhe expecLaLlon LhaL around
70000 addlLlonal households wlll be able Lo recelve elecLrlclLy servlces
ln Lhelr homes by Lhe end of Lhe currenL l? 2010/11
1010 leaslblllLy and deLalled sLudles are belng carrled ouL for Lhe
developmenL of hydro elecLrlclLy 1he work Lo ldenLlfy oLher necessary
pro[ecLs LhaL would be able Lo meeL Lhe demand for elecLrlclLy are also
golng on 1o address Lhe exlsLlng seasonal lmbalance of demand and
supply ln Lhe naLlonal elecLrlclLy sysLem reservolrbased pro[ecLs are felL
necessary 8ased on sLudles conducLed so far Lhe upper SeLl 8eservolrbased ro[ecL of 127 MW
capaclLy ls found qulLe aLLracLlve A
consulLanL has already been appolnLed Lo perform a deLalled sLudy on Lhe
pro[ecL CperaLlng llcense has been granLed and oLher works are ongolng
for 60 MW upper 1rlshull lll (A) 1he sLudy on 8ahughaL PL Lo be
bullL wlLh lndlan asslsLance ls belng updaLed As for oLher pro[ecLs
deLalled sLudles have begun on nalsyaugaad Maadl lshaneshor and
SeLl1rlshull reservolrbased pro[ecLs
1011 ln l? 2009/10 of Lhe LoLal 368927 Clga WaLL Pours (CWP)
elecLrlclLy supplled Lhe share of hydro elecLrlclLy producLlon was
210432 CWP Lhermal was 1312 CWP power purchased from
prlvaLe secLor was 93974 CWP and elecLrlclLy lmporLed from lndla was
61238 CWP Cf Lhe LoLal elecLrlclLy supplled (368927 CPW)
260333 CWP were consumed domesLlcally whlle 7448 CWP was 167
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roducLlon and lmporL
Pousehold lndusLrlal and Commerclal
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llscal ?ear
CharL 10(A) LlecLrlclLy CeneraLlon and ConsumpLlon
(ln MW/P8)
Pousehold lndusLrlal Commerclal roducLlon and lmporL
exporLed Lo lndla ln Lhe currenL l? 2010/11 a LoLal of 333731 CWP
elecLrlclLy was produced of whlch Lhe share of hydro elecLrlclLy was
2831 CWP Lhermal elecLrlclLy was 343 CWP and elecLrlclLy lmporLed
from lndla was 72108 CWP Cf Lhe LoLal elecLrlclLy avallable 292333
CWP ls esLlmaLed Lo be consumed lnLernally (wlLhln nepal)
1012 ln l? 2009/10 on a secLorwlse basls lndusLrles consumed 377 percenL
of elecLrlclLy whlle Lhe households consumed 414 percenL buslness
secLor 72 percenL nonbuslness secLor 28 percenL and mlscellaneous
secLors 109 percenL ln l? 2010/11 lndusLrles are esLlmaLed Lo
consume 3744 percenL of elecLrlclLy households 4274 percenL
buslness secLor 77 percenL and mlscellaneous secLors 121 percenL
1013 1he number of cusLomers recelvlng elecLrlclLy servlce ls growlng every
year 8y Lhe end of l? 2009/10 Lhe number of cusLomers had reached
1790819 whlle by Lhe end of mld!anuary ln Lhe currenL l? 2010/11 Lhe
number of cusLomers lncreased by 902 percenL and reached 1932303
* LsLlmaLes of Mldlebruary
eLroleum roducLs (CL)
1014 ln l? 2009/10 consumpLlon of eLroleum roducLs (CL) rose by 232
percenL LoLalllng 913198 kllollLres (kL) whlle L Cas consumpLlon
wenL up by 219 percenL LoLalllng 141171 MeLrlc 1ons (M1) ln Lhe flrsL
elghL monLhs of l? 2009/10 Lhe consumpLlon of CL and L gas was
338114 kL and 86403 M1 respecLlvely lor Lhe same perlod ln Lhe
currenL l? 2010/11 Lhe consumpLlon of CL lncreased by 132 percenL
reachlng 631931 kL and L gas by 164 percenL LoLalllng 100340 M1 168
1013 Ma[orlLy share of CL consumpLlon has been occupled by dlesel
kerosene peLrol and avlaLlon fuel ln l? 2009/10 excepL for L gas
Lhe consumpLlon share of dlesel kerosene peLrol and avlaLlon fuel ln
overall CL were 671 percenL 61 percenL 177 percenL and 91
percenL respecLlvely ln Lhe flrsL elghL monLhs of Lhe currenL l? Lhe
consumpLlon share of dlesel peLrol kerosene and avlaLlon fuel ln overall
CL was 649 percenL 194 percenL 31 percenL and 106 percenL
respecLlvely
1016 nepal Cll CorporaLlon (nCC) has been lmporLlng sLorlng Lhe necessary
amounL and dlsLrlbuLlng CL across Lhe counLry ln a hassle free manner
1o brlng slmpllclLy ln Lhe dlsLrlbuLlon of CL lnLernal works are
underway Lo lay plpellne and lmporL CL from 8axaul uepoL of lndlan
Cll CorporaLlon Lo Amlekhgun[ uepoL of nCC Llkewlse works are ln
progress Lowards lncreaslng Lhe sLorage capaclLy of exlsLlng uepoLs and
addlng new uepoLs lnlLlaLlves are also on Lo lmplemenL Lhe
recommendaLlons puL forLh by varlous Commlsslon / CommlLLees ln Lhe
pasL years Lo Lake ahead sLrucLural reforms
AlLernaLlve Lnergy
1017 AlLernaLlve Lnergy romoLlon CenLre (ALC) has been esLabllshed wlLh
Lhe ob[ecLlves of susLalnably developlng alLernaLlve / renewable energy
Lechnology ln nepal and supplylng lL Lo rural secLor brlnglng
lmprovemenLs ln Lhe llvellhoods of speclally Lhe rural clLlzens by
operaLlng varlous mlnl lndusLrles and enLerprlses based on alLernaLlve
energy Lechnology allevlaLlng poverLy and conservlng Lhe envlronmenL
1o achleve Lhese ob[ecLlves Lhe CenLre has been lnvolved ln exLendlng
necessary asslsLance and consulLaLlon Lo Lhe governmenL on formulaLlon
of pollcles on alLernaLlve energy Lechnology and plannlng seLLlng up
shorL Lerm and long Lerm pollcles lmplemenLlng programs Lhrough
coordlnaLlon wlLh varlous organlsaLlons relaLed wlLh energy and quallLy
conLrol monlLorlng and evaluaLlon
1018 A 8ural Lnergy lund has been seL up under Lhe ALC Lo moblllse
economlc resources recelved from Lhe CovernmenL of nepal and donor
agencles ln a wellmanaged slmple and speedy way so as Lo lnvesL ln
mlcro hydro elecLrlclLy pro[ecLs solar energy elecLrlclLy sysLem and
lmproved blofuel sysLem and Lo coordlnaLe wlLh banks Lo manage
necessary credlLs 1he esLabllshmenL of Lhe lund has lncreased Lhe
access of rural clLlzens unLo new and susLalnable energy sysLems has
Laken ahead elecLrlflcaLlon process where naLlonal elecLrlclLy 169
Lransmlsslon ls noL posslble has broughL lmprovemenLs ln educaLlon and
healLh and has dlrecLly conLrlbuLed ln lncome generaLlon and
employmenL Llkewlse Lo lncrease Lhe access of lowlncome people
unLo blogas (gobar gas) ALC has been dlsburslng credlLs under Lhe
asslsLance of kfW esLabllshlng a separaLe 8logas CredlL unlL
1able 10(a) SLaLus of AlLernaLlve Lnergy ln nepal
* llrsL LlghL MonLhs Source AlLernaLlve Lnergy romoLlon CenLer
loresLry
1019 loresL areas ln nepal are managed wlLh Lhe followlng ob[ecLlves (a)
MalnLaln ecologlcal balance Lhrough sclenLlflc managemenL of foresLs
planLs waLersheds conservaLlon of blodlverslLy and proLecLed areas
and aL Lhe same Llme empower ulLra poor and volceless communlLles
socloeconomlcally by ensurlng Lhelr access and rlghLs Lo foresLry
producLs Lhrough susLalnable enhancemenL of foresL resources (b)
romoLe domesLlc and exporL markeLs by creaLlng employmenL
opporLunlLles Lhrough Lhe promoLlon of foresLry producLs based
lndusLrles and buslnesses and (c) supporL ln poverLy reducLlon and
creaLlon of equlLable socleLy Lhrough [udlclous dlsLrlbuLlon of foresLry
producLs by ralslng Lhe level of lncome of men and women belonglng Lo
ulLra poor uallLs lndlgenous groups !an[aLls Madhesls downLrodden
physlcally challenged and oLher backward communlLles
Sn AcLlvlLles
rogress
2009/10 2010/11*
1
Solar uryer/Cooker dlsLrlbuLlon (nos) 318 18
2 Cobar Cas lanLs lnsLalled (nos) 19311 6774
3
lmproved (lron) Cooklng SLoves lnsLalled 8000 1337
4
lmproved (clay) Cooklng SLoves lnsLalled 60000 28329
3 Pome Solar Lnergy SysLem lnsLalled (nos) 36133 41884
6
lmproved WaLer Mllls lnsLalled (nos) 986 243
7 Mlcro Pydro LlecLrlclLy roducLlon (kllowaLL) 867 3660
8 8esearch 8elaLed wlLh AlLernaLlve Lnergy 13
9 1ralnlng 8elaLed wlLh Cobar Cas 1echnology 23106
10 Mlcro Pydro LlecLrlclLy lanL 828
11
Solar Lamp 4077 170
1020 SLraLegles accordlng Lo whlch Lhe overall foresLry managemenL works
are belng adopLed are
- ConservaLlon of blodlverslLy and geneLlc resources lncludlng foresLs
planLs lnsecLs wlldllfe
- Lnhance peoples parLlclpaLlon wlLh speclal emphasls on soll and waLer
resource conservaLlon ln Lhe Slwallk area and sclenLlflcally manage Lhe
governmenL managed foresLs
- ConducL LesL on sclenLlflc managemenL of parLnershlp foresLry Lhrough selecLlon
of approprlaLe area of Lhe naLlonal foresL and formaLlon of group of local people
- Make Llmber and wood (raw maLerlals) avallable Lo Llmberbased lndusLrles
- Make necessary arrangemenL LhaL agencles organlsaLlons or
enLrepreneurs who wlll be handed over leasehold foresLry ensure
approprlaLe managemenL of foresL wlldllfe and planLs wlLh speclal
emphasls for expanslon of ecoLourlsm
- SLrengLhen planL research monlLorlng and evaluaLlon and lnformaLlon
and daLa flow sysLem
- Lnhance llvellhood opporLunlLles for ulLra poor (below Lhe poverLy llne)
Lhrough expanslon of leasehold foresLry
- Lxpand communlLy leasehold and parLnershlp foresLry and
- Lnhance parLlclpaLlon and access especlally of ulLra poor women and
uallLs Lo such foresLs susLalnable managemenL of non1lmber loresLry
roducLs (n1l) make Lhelr proper uLlllzaLlon promoLe Lhe prlvaLe
secLor lnvesLmenL and promoLe exporL (of foresLry and n1l) producLs
1021 Works are belng done ln Lhe secLor of foresLry and soll conservaLlon as
per Lhe ob[ecLlves of poverLy allevlaLlon susLalnable managemenL and
explolLaLlon malnLalnlng aL leasL 40 percenL foresL land malnLalnlng
blodlverslLy and proLecLlng Lhe envlronmenL lor Lhls Lhe worklng sLyle
adopLed has been parLlclpaLory envlronmenLfrlendly playlng Lhe role
LhaL of a promoLer faclllLaLor and regulaLor decenLrallsed and focused
on upllfLlng poor uallLs and Lhe dlsadvanLaged groups
8ox 10 (a) ollcy and Worklng ollcy AdopLed ln Lhe ManagemenL of loresLry SecLor
LffecLlvely manage already formed and Lo be formed communlLy groups by
sLrengLhenlng capaclLles of foresL user groups
uevelop and expand foresLry Lechnology Lhrough esLabllshmenL of foresLry
managemenL demonsLraLlon ploLs ln publlc parLlclpaLlon and enhance Lhe parLlclpaLlon
of women uallLs and marglnallsed groups ln declslon maklng processes
uevelop manage and make proper uLlllzaLlon of prlvaLe Lrees planLs and foresLs
and manage Lhe supply of fuelwood Lo Lhe people
rovlde Lhe marglnal groups opporLunlLy for managlng communlLy foresLs 171
Lncourage prlvaLe secLor parLlclpaLlon for keeplng hlgh value wlldllfe and blrds
Lhrough approprlaLe leglslaLlve arrangemenL
lorm parLnershlp foresLs ln Lhe perlphery of Lhe governmenL managed foresL and
also manage such (parLnershlp) foresL on plloL basls
lncrease Lhe number of communlLy foresL user groups of Lhe people below poverLy
llne and make Lhem effecLlve make Lhe process of handlng over leasehold
foresLry for ecoLourlsm LransparenL and slmple
repare lnvenLory of herbs and nonLlmber foresL producLs avallable ln all Lypes of
foresLs and lnLegraLe Lhem lnLo AcLlon lans
AsslsL ln Lhe esLabllshmenL of mlcro and small lndusLrles based on lmporLanL
herbal planLs and nonLlmber specles of planLs and expand Lhe farmlng of valuable
herbal planL specles
uevelop managemenL plan and markeL for herbal planLs nonLlmber woods and
planLs and foresL producLs Lo lncrease employmenL opporLunlLles and lncome of
poor women and backward groups
lncrease effecLlveness of planL research slLe managemenL by ensurlng
parLlclpaLlon of local communlLles
Lnsure effecLlve parLlclpaLlon of local consumers ln communlLy lnLegraLed
waLershed managemenL
Clve prlorlLy Lo Churla 8ange conservaLlon works wlLh Lhe parLlclpaLlon of local
sLakeholder organlsaLlons and consumer groups also provlde prlorlLy Lo
waLershed conservaLlon ln Churla 8ange and agroforesLry program
LffecLlvely lmplemenL naLlonal ark and ConservaLlon Area AcLlon lan and
lmplemenL 8uffer SLaLe ManagemenL lan ascerLalnlng peoples parLlclpaLlon
lmplemenL Lhe 1eral Landscape rogram also Lhrough peoples parLlclpaLlon
lnvolve ln Lhe reglsLraLlon of blodlverslLy sLudy and research on foresLry planL
blodlverslLy soll conservaLlon and waLershed managemenL so as Lo develop and
expand foresLry relaLed Lechnology and conducL awareness ralslng program
repare and execuLe MonlLorlng SLraLegles and ulrecLlves develop lnformaLlon
and SLaLlsLlcs ulssemlnaLlon SysLem enforce lnLegraLed MonlLorlng and
LvaluaLlon SysLem lmplemenL boLLomLop approach of plannlng and perform
evaluaLlon on effecLlveness of foresLry programs from lndependenL bodles
1able 10(b) loresL 8esource uaLa
arLlculars Area ecenLage
loresL Area 427 Mllllon Pa 29
8ush and Shrubs 136 Mllllon Pa 103
1oLal SLem volume 3880 mllllon Cublc MeLer
Shorea 8ubusLa (Sal) ln 1oLal volume 28
1oLal 8lomass 429 Mllllon 1on
Average SLem volume 178 Cublc MeLer per Pa
Average number of 1rees 408 per Pa
Source nepal loresL 8esource 8eporL 1999 loresLry 8esearch and Survey deparLmenL 172
1022 A LoLal of 100000 planLs have been planLed on 12 places of 8agmaLl
rlver bank whlle planLaLlon was also done ln Cokarna area LxLenslve
awareness campalgn has been conducLed lnslde ChlLwan naLlonal ark
abouL Lhe mlkenla specles of grass
8ox 10(b) loresLry aL a Clance
CommunlLy foresLry
number of CommunlLy loresL user Croups 13236
Area of Panded Cver CommunlLy loresLs 1330633 PecLares
number of 8eneflclary Pousehold 1782330
Leasehold loresLry
number of Leasehold loresLs user Croups 3206
Area of Panded Cver Leasehold loresLs 2333437 PecLares
number of 8eneflclary Pouseholds 44197
arLnershlp loresLry
lloL rogram CperaLlng ulsLrlcLs
8ara arsa 8auLahaL MahoLLarl
Sarlahl
no of arLnershlp loresLs 9
Areas of arLnershlp loresLs (Pa) 22730 PecLares
number of 8eneflclary Pouseholds 224386
1023 1he meeLlng of Lhe Councll of MlnlsLers was organlzed ln kalapaLLhar
LveresL 8ase Camp on uecember 4 2009 wlLh Lhe ob[ecLlve of
showlng Lhe commlLmenL Lo mlLlgaLe Clobal warmlng CllmaLe change
and proLecL envlronmenL nepal has parLlclpaLed ln Lhe Mass Campalgn
wlLh Lhe Slogan of SummlLeers SummlL Lo Save Plmalaya LhaL Look
place ln Copenhegan on uecember 11 2009 Slmllarly unlCCC
CC 13 programme was also parLlclpaLed lor Lhe publlclLy of
envlronmenLal proLecLlon 13 School sLudenLs were honoured Creen
Ambassadors under Lhe orlenLaLlon rogramme a sLudy vlslL was
organlzed for Lhem on SepLember 4 2010 ln 8angkok
1024 A Lhreeday 1lger Conference was organlsed ln kaLhmandu on 2729
CcLober 2009 for 1lger conservaLlon Llkewlse nepal also parLlclpaLed
ln Lhe llrsL Aslan MlnlsLerlal Conference on 1lger ConservaLlon ln
1halland on 28 !anuary 2010 1he llrsL SAA8C LxperL Croup MeeLlng
on Wlldllfe Crlme was conducLed ln kaLhmandu on 17 May 2010 ln
Lhe currenL flscal year lnLernaLlonal Symposlum on CommunlLy
loresLry organlzed ln okhara 173
1023 nepal and llnland have slgned a granL agreemenL worLh Luro 47
mllllon for conducLlng survey sLudy on foresL resources ln Lhe counLry
An AgreemenL worLh uSu 200000 has been slgned wlLh Lhe World
8ank on Carbon 1rade ro[ecL and a 8eadlness reparaLlon lan (8)
has been formulaLed A 1echnlcal AsslsLance AgreemenL worLh uSu 33
mllllon has been slgned wlLh Lhe CovernmenL of llnland for leasehold
foresLry and pasLure developmenL program uocumenLaLlon works have
begun LhaL would pave Lhe way Lo sLarL a new foresLry program under
uSu 100 mllllon asslsLance of ullu/SuC An agreemenL for !apanese
?en 600 mllllon has been slgned wlLh Lhe CovernmenL of !apan for
8Luu and oLher foresL conservaLlon programs Cn !une 3 2010 nepal
and Chlna slgned a Memorandum of undersLandlng on blodlverslLy
conservaLlon and Lhe conLrol of llllclL Lrade of foresL produces and wlld
anlmals A LeLLer of AgreemenL has been slgned wlLh lClMCu for
kallash Sacred Landscape ConservaLlon lnlLlaLlve Lo be lmplemenLed ln
3 counLrles of nepal lndla and Chlna
1026 1he Councll of MlnlsLers has approved Cl1lS 8lll ln Lhe currenL l? 2010/11
1he fourLh naLlonal 8lodlverslLy 8eporL has been prepared and senL Lo Lhe
8lodlverslLy ConvenLlon SecreLarlaL ln Canada A guldellne on blodlverslLy
documenLaLlon has also been prepared Slmllarly a bllaLeral meeLlng was held
wlLh Lhe CovernmenL of lndla on blodlverslLy conservaLlon
1027 ln Lhls l? 2010/11 Lwo addlLlonal ConservaLlon Areas and one naLlonal
ark namely Aplnampa ConservaLlon Area ln uarchula Caurlshankar
ConservaLlon Area ln 8amechhap uolakha and Slndhupalchok dlsLrlcLs
and 8anke naLlonal ark ln 8anke and uang dlsLrlcLs have been
declared lL ls expecLed Lo conLrlbuLe Lo envlronmenLal and wlldllfe
conservaLlon
1028 1o conLrol wlldflre a Wlldflre ConLrol SLraLegy 2066 8S has been
approved AcLlon lans have been prepared as per Lhls SLraLegy Lo
conLrol and manage wlldflre ln 37 dlsLrlcLs Llkewlse loresL
LncroachmenL ConLrol and ManagemenL SLraLegy 2066 has also been
announced Lhls year
1029 A Churla ConservaLlon 1askforce has been consLlLuLed and ls ln
operaLlon ln order Lo come up wlLh a Churla ConservaLlon AcLlon lan
whlle a guldellne has been prepared for blodlverslLy documenLaLlon 1o
provlde rellef Lo vlcLlms of anlmal aLLacks on local people and
seLLlemenL and Lhe loss of llves and properLles a Culdellne on 8ellef
AsslsLance Lo uesLrucLlon from Wlldllfe 2066 8S has been formulaLed 174
1able 10(c) naLlonal arks aL a Clance
Sn naLlonal arks ueclared ?ear Area (Sq km)
1 ChlLwan naLlonal ark 1973 932
2 LangLang naLlonal ark 1976 1710
3 SagarmaLha naLlonal ark 1976 1148
4 8ara naLlonal ark 1976 106
3 Sheloksundo naLlonal ark 1984 3333
6 khapLad naLlonal ark 1984 223
7 8ardlya naLlonal ark 1988 968
8 Makalu 8arun naLlonal ark 1991 1300
9 Shlvapur naLlonal ark 2002 144
1oLal 10288
1able 10 (d) Wlldllfe 8eserves aL a Clance
8eserves ueclared ?ear Area (Sq km)
ShuklaphanLa Wlldllfe 8eserve 1976 303
koshl 1appu Wlldllfe 8eserve 1976 173
arsa Wlldllfe 8eserve 1984 499
uhorpaLan Came 8eserve 1987 1323
1oLal 2304
1able 10 (e) ConservaLlon Areas aL a Clance
ConservaLlon Area ueclared ?ear Area (Sq Lm)
Ananpurna ConservaLlon Area 1992 7629
kanchan[angha ConservaLlon Area 1997 2033
Manaslu ConservaLlon Area 1998 1663
1oLal 11327
1able 10(f) 8uffer Zones aL a Clance
8uffer Zone ueclared ?ear Area (Sq km)
ChlLwan naLlonal ark 1996 730
8ardlya naLlonal ark 1996 328
LangLang naLlonal ark 1998 420
Sheloksundo naLlonal ark 1998 1349
Makaluvarun naLlonal ark 1999 830
SagarmaLha naLlonal ark 2002 273
ShuklaphanLa Wlldllfe 8eserve 2004 2433
koshl 1appu Wlldllfe 8eserve 2004 173
arsa Wlldllfe 8eserve 2003 29817
8ara naLlonal ark 2006 198
khapLad naLlonal ark 2006 216
1oLal 307967
Source MlnlsLry of loresLs Soll ConservaLlon 173
1030 1he reseLLlemenL works of 36 landowners from 8ambhaurl 8haLa
seLLlemenL locaLed lnslde Lhe arsa Wlldllfe 8eserve ln arsa dlsLrlcL Lo
Sonbarsha vuC of Lhe same dlsLrlcL were lnlLlaLed wlLh Lhe dlsLrlbuLlon
of land ownershlp cerLlflcaLes Lo Lhem An Lmergency Soll ConservaLlon
lund Culdellnes has been prepared Lo reesLabllsh agrlculLural land and
seLLlemenLs damaged by landsllde and provlde lmmedlaLe rellef under
Lhe ubllcrlvaLe arLnershlp Chaklaa loresL ManagemenL Culdellnes
and rofesslonal 1ree lanLaLlon Culdellnes have been prepared 1he
chaklaa foresL managemenL works have begun ln Morang 8ara
nawalparasl 8upandehl 8anke and kallall dlsLrlcLs
1031 ln Lhe currenL l? 2010/11 varlous programs such as prevenLlon of 404
gully eroslons and landslldes wlLh works performed ln 119 km 84 rlver
banks conservaLlon conservaLlon pond consLrucLlon agro / foresLry
frlendly farmland conservaLlon ln 306 hecLares and lncome generaLlng
conservaLlon works for 1730 households eLc were performed
Llkewlse 8loulverslLy PoL SpoL Mapplng works were performed ln
kallall and kanchanpur dlsLrlcLs
1032 under Lhe Leasehold loresLry and LlvesLock uevelopmenL rogram
683 groups were formed ln l? 2009/10 A LoLal of 6480 households
beneflLed from Lhe program as 3227 hecLare foresL land was handed
over Lo Lhem So far 3439 consumer groups have been formed and
13787 hecLare foresL area has been handed over Lo Lhem A LoLal of
31943 households have beneflLed from Lhe program
1033 under Lhe CommunlLy loresLry uevelopmenL rogram 431 groups were
formed ln l? 2009/10 1o daLe 14604 user groups have been
consLlLuLed and 1247023 hecLare foresL area has been handed over Lo
Lhem A LoLal of 1680270 households have beneflLed from Lhe program