Pokhara Metropolis Ward Orders to Cut Down Tree to Control Monkey Population

The ward chairman of Pokhara-19, Lamachaur, Pushpendra Pandey, has issued a notice to the ward’s residents advising them to cut trees around their houses.

He is the elected ward chairman from the Nepali Congress.

In his notice, Pandey states, “Pokhara Metropolitan City’s Lamachaur Purunchaur area is heavily affected by monkeys. In response, the provincial government has implemented a monkey control policy. Residents are therefore requested, starting from today, to cut down trees surrounding their homes within the next 10 days to support this campaign.”