Nepal’s railway rerouting plan to avoid Chitwan park sparks fiery backlash

Mongabay
Jul 30, 2024, 1:01 am307 pts
KATHMANDU — On July 14, residents of Bharatpur town on the fringes of Chitwan National Park in Nepal set ablaze a vehicle they thought belonged to a railway survey team. The vehicle with a mounted camera was taking photos of different places in Ward No. 8 of the town on the banks of the Narayani River when…

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