The Chitwan National Park has begun 'Operation Mega-hunt' campaign as it was taken as the effective campaign to control wildlife poaching. 

The campaign was begun from December 30 in the CNP. The zero poaching campaign will reach 1,000 days on coming January 26. However, it has been started a month earlier to mark the day as a mega campaign, said battalion commander of the Nepalese Army's Shree Jung Battalion, Madhav Thapa. 

The battalion is assigned to provide protection in the CNP. The battalion has set up different six units and base camps for patrolling in the CNP. 

Similarly, the CNP has launched a health camp and awareness programme to make the campaign effective. According to the battalion commander Thapa, 100 army personnel from Mahendra Battalion Bharatpur, Barakh Battalion Birgunj, Indrabaks Battalion, Rautahat and trained dogs were also mobilized from Bhairav Bahan battalion in the Mega-hunt campaign. 

Similarly,' Military Intelligence Support' group is also mobilized to make the campaign effective. Thapa further shared that the poachers may be active during the dry season as the wild animals could be easily noticed because the trees usually shed leaves during this time and therefore the campaign was launched this season. 

The CNP daily organizes around 150 patrols on bicycle, motorbike, vehicles, elephants and boats as well. 

Around 550 army personnel, park officials and youth campaigners are daily mobilized and they patrol around 1,500 kilometers around the CNP. 

The NA has set up different five companies at Amaltari, Babai, Meghauli, Sauraha and Khagendra Malli to monitor the patrolling through 'Real Time Patrol Monitoring' system. 

Similarly, CC cameras were installed at 10 sensitive points in the park where the activities could be captured around the clock. It is stated that 10 drones and dogs were also monitoring the areas. 

The CNP conservation officer Ram Chandra Kandel shared that the park was launching such campaign with the involvement of the locals to strengthen the park and public relations. RSS