Security personnel have successfully brought under control the forest fires that spread in the Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park on Sunday.
The Nepali Army shared on Twitter that the wildfire that took place in the forest of Sundarijal area in Gokarneshwor Municipality-1 of Kathmandu district has now come under control.
मिति २०७७ चैत्र १५ गते काठमाडौ जिल्लाको गोकर्णेश्वर नगरपालिका-१, सुन्दरीजल ईलाकामा लागेको आगो दि फेमश महिन्द्रदल गण, नं. १ विपद व्यवस्थापन गण, निकुञ्ज प्रशासन तथा स्थानीयको संयुक्त टोलीले नियन्त्रणमा लिएको छ । #NAFireFighting pic.twitter.com/Vfl5DfBsKB
— Nepali Army (@thenepalesearmy) March 31, 2021
A joint team of the Nepali Army's Mahindradal Battalion, No. 1 Disaster Management Battalion of Armed Police Force of Nepal, Shivpuri Nagarjun National Park administration with the help of locals doused the fire.
मिति २०७७ चैत्र १४ गते काठमाडौ जिल्लाको तारकेश्वर नगरपालिका-३ जितपुरफेदी (बोक्सी ओडार) नजिक मध्यवर्ति क्षेत्रमा लागेको आगो शम्शेरदल गणको सुरक्षा बेश पाचमाने, गेम स्काउट, नेपाल प्रहरी तथा स्थानीय बासिन्दाहरुको संयुक्त प्रयासमा नियन्त्रणमा लिईएको छ ।#NAFireFighting pic.twitter.com/E6R3vpZukE
— Nepali Army (@thenepalesearmy) March 31, 2021
Likewise, a joint team of the personnel deployed from the security base Pachmane of Shumsher Dal Battalion, Game scout team and the Nepal Police with the help of locals doused the forest fire that spread in Jitpurphedi area of Tarakeshwar Municipality-3 in Kathmandu district.
For the past week, the forest fires reported in various parts of the country including Nawalpur, Bhojpur have caused smog in the atmosphere raising the air pollution level in the country.
According to meteorologists, the monsoon system could develop with either the occurrence of heavy rainfall or gusty wind for the haze to clear out. Meanwhile, there is no possibility of such a system developing in the coming two or three days, according to meteorologist Samir Shrestha.
The forest fires taking place in most of the districts for long without winds have led to the accumulation of smog and haze in the atmosphere, Shrestha said.
Likewise, the flight operation has also been affected due to low visibility caused by the adverse weather.
