Chitwan National Park has agreed to provide Rs 700,000 and the Rapti Municipal Office agreed to provide Rs 300,000 to the bereaved family.

Elephant rides, jeep safaris and canoe tours will resume in Bagmara and Kumroj buffer zone community forests.

The deceased’s family has accused Nepal Army personnel of fatally assaulting the youth last week inside Chitwan National Park.

Nepal Army has denied allegations of beating seven youths who had entered Chitwan National Park on July 16 without permission.

Nepal Chepang Sangh has submitted a memorandum to the chief district officer of Chitwan, demanding legal action against the guilty.

Chitwan National Park authorities on Saturday set ablaze two huts and vandalised eight others, asking the indigenous people to vacate Kusum Khola.

Local government criticise the park officials for trying to evict poor families during monsoon.

Some structures constructed last year have already been destroyed by this year’s rains.

The nearest secondary level school is about a two hours’ walk away.

Most banana farmers in Chitwan grow the Malbhog variety which is yellow and sells well.

27 out of 63 positive cases in Chitwan are from Madi Municipality alone.

The national park does not provide compensation to victims if the incident occurs outside the bufferzone.

Chaite paddy is grown on about 5,000 hectares in Chitwan.

Farmers plant corn on 954,000 hectares, most of them using imported seeds.

Farmers in Chitwan incurred a loss of Rs 119.48 million in lost harvest due to fake Garima seeds.