Forest of Nepal

           Nepal is rich in natural beauties, gifts, resources and wonders. The forest is one of these resources. Nepal is also a mountainous country. Most of the mountains are covered with green forests. It is the living place of animals and birds. Nowadays it is fast being destroyed, but it was completely safe in the past.

            People clear the forest for various purposes. One of the most important causes of its destruction is rapid population growth. The growing population is compelled to clear the jungle for agriculture and settlement. People cut down the trees for firewood, building materials and furniture. The cattle glaziers take their domestic animals to the jungle to graze. These domestic animals eat up the newly growing plants. By the result, the wild fire destroys the whole jungle very badly. The main cause of its destruction is poor awareness of the people. The people who are uneducated cannot understand the importance and necessity of the forest.

            Forest destruction invites many disasters. Some of the them are drought , landslides, soil erosion, over floods, siltation of rivers and lakes, weather extremes, pollution, green house effect, ozone layer depletion and desertification. The natural disasters as such are extremely destructive for all the living creatures. If the process of the forest is not controlled, the future will be extremely risky.

            We can get many advantages from the jungle. We can preserve wild animals in the jungle. We can get firewood, timber, herbs, grass etc. from the jungle. It helps us to purify the

atmosphere and reduce air pollution. Underground water resources can be saved in the forest. It also helps us to balance eco-system. The problems of drought, weather extremes, landslides etc can be reduced or stopped by the help of the forest. Similarly, the forest of our country attracts many tourists. We can earn foreign currency from them. The natural beauty cannot be preserved without the preservation of the forest.

            Preservation of the forest is crucial. In order to control the natural disasters, we have to preserve the jungle. We can preserve the forest in many ways. Firstly, we have to educated the people about the importance of the forest. By means of afforestation, and reforestation, we can preserve it. The people who clear the jungle for agriculture and settlement should be discouraged to go to the jungle. By establishing many wild life reserves and national parks, we can preserves our forest. Selling of firewood and timber should be banned to preserve it.

            Our forest should be preserved at any cost. The government as well as private sectors are expected to make and apply concrete plans to preserve the forest. It is said that preservation of the forests is our own preservation.

About Nepal

My small country Nepal is situated between two large countries China and India. According to the census report of 2001 A.D.,2,31,51,423 people are living in my country. The area of her is  1,47,181square kilometer. The density of population is normal. Only 154 people are living in a square kilometer, but the density of population in urban regions is higher than in rural regions. Similarly valleys and plains are more densely populated than hilly regions,

            Nepal is an agro-based country. Ninety percentage of the people depend on agriculture. Some of the educated people are employed in other sectors such as teaching, office work, business etc. Although the people belong to various social groups and religions, they really practice ‘unity is diversity’. The followers of one religion respect the people who belong to another religion. She is a Hindu state but people enjoy right to other religions too. The feeling of fraternity among the people governs the society. People speak different languages and enjoy different modes of culture and traditions.

            Nepal is famous for natural beauties and gifts in the world. Although she is land-locked, the people from foreign countries are fond of visiting her. She is famous for mountains, rivers, lakes etc. The highest mountain peak in the world, Mt.Everest, lies in Nepal. Many tourists visit her every year. Through tourism, she is able to earn foreign currency which can be used for development. Nepal is rich in water resources. Many rivers flow from high mountains twisting and turning round the hills and move through the Terai. Many brooks and streams serve the people in many ways. They are advantageous for irrigation, transportation, rafting, running, hydro-electricity projects and so on.

            It is said that ‘Hario Ban Nepalko Dhan’. In fact, we can get many advantages from forests. Our country Nepal seems to be beautiful because of the forests, but nowadays the forest is being destroyed in many ways. Deforestation may result many natural disasters such as landslides, over-flood, soil erosion, desertification, and siltation of rivers and lakes. Nowadays the programmes of afforestation and reforestation have preserved the forest. In the forest, there are many wild animals. National parks and wild- life reserves  preserve many wild animals and birds. Many tourists come to Nepal to watch them.

            Nepal is a developing country. About 50 percentage of people are literate. Many schools and colleges have been opened. The farmers are provided with  the facilities of irrigation, modern fertilizer, improved seeds and modern methods of farming. The facilities of electricity, health care, transportation and communication are also increasing.

            I feel proud to be the citizen of Nepal. We Nepali people respect each other. I do feel most of the people love the nation. We feel that mother and motherland are same. I do hope that our country Nepal will be the most famous country in the world.