Army escorts school children as tiger terror grips Salyan villages
Summary
The Nepali Army is escorting school children in Kalimati Rural Municipality, Salyan, following tiger attacks near settlements that disrupted education and created panic among residents.
Key Points
- A tiger believed to have strayed from Banke National Park killed three people in Salyan last December, causing fear in local communities.
- School children in villages near the forest have started receiving armed escorts from the Nepali Army to ensure their safe travel to school.
- The tiger's presence has disrupted daily life, limiting activities like collecting firewood and grazing livestock.
- Locals are calling for long-term measures such as relocating vulnerable settlements, as temporary army escorts are seen as insufficient to resolve the conflict.
