dhading: Medicinal herbs considered as the main source of income in the district are being smuggled illegally in an alarming rate from the district in recent days affecting revenue collection badly. There has been no control in the export of herbal plants as the Larke customs office located at Jagat of Sirdibas VDC-1 has remained shut for 12 years, local said.
According to the locals, herbal plants worth more than 30 crores is exported to Tibet annually. Bal Bahadur Gurung, a local of Salleri, Sirdibas, said, ‘’Herbal plants in bunches are exported via the entry point.’’
Plants of medicinal significance such as such as Yarsagumba, Jatamashi, Nirmashi, Chiraito, Bikha, including others, are exported illegally.
Valuable herbal plants are mostly found in the forest area of Barpak, Laprak, Gumda, Uhiya, Chhekampar, Ramagaun, Lho and Kerauja VDCs. Kamal Gurung, a local of Salleri, said, ‘’The country is incurring loss in millions of rupees.’’
Herbal entrepreneur Lal Bahadur Gurung said medicinal plants worth over Rs 50 crores is exported to India and Tibet annually.
Chief District Officer Raj Kumar Shrestha said, ‘’The revenue collection is very low as the VDC secretaries are hardly present in their respective villages.”
According to the locals, herbal plants worth more than 30 crores is exported to Tibet annually. Bal Bahadur Gurung, a local of Salleri, Sirdibas, said, ‘’Herbal plants in bunches are exported via the entry point.’’
Plants of medicinal significance such as such as Yarsagumba, Jatamashi, Nirmashi, Chiraito, Bikha, including others, are exported illegally.
Valuable herbal plants are mostly found in the forest area of Barpak, Laprak, Gumda, Uhiya, Chhekampar, Ramagaun, Lho and Kerauja VDCs. Kamal Gurung, a local of Salleri, said, ‘’The country is incurring loss in millions of rupees.’’
Herbal entrepreneur Lal Bahadur Gurung said medicinal plants worth over Rs 50 crores is exported to India and Tibet annually.
Chief District Officer Raj Kumar Shrestha said, ‘’The revenue collection is very low as the VDC secretaries are hardly present in their respective villages.”
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