Drone Technology to Reforest Fire-Ravaged Area in Rasuwa
Summary
Drones will be used to scatter seeds to reforest 100 hectares of fire-affected land in Gatlang, Rasuwa, after a wildfire devastated the area nearly two decades ago.
Key Points
- A massive wildfire in BS 2065 destroyed thousands of plants in Gatlang, Rasuwa, leaving 455 hectares barren.
- The Division Forest Office plans to use drones to sow seeds over 100 hectares beginning the last week of Jestha.
- A partnership between ICIMOD, the Institute of Forestry, and the Division Forest Office has been established for the reforestation effort.
- Over 30,000 pine saplings have been planted so far, with 25,000 saplings supplied by the Rasuwagadhi Hydropower Project.
