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Chure degradation puts Terai-Madhesh at risk of desertification

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Chure degradation puts Terai-Madhesh at risk of desertification

KATHMANDU: There used to be a beautiful village named Chhedipokhari in the then-Digambarpur VDC-4, which is currently incorporated into Khireshwaranath Municipality of Dhanusha. More than 65 farmer families used to reside there. However, there is no village by this name in Khireshwaranath now. The place where the village once stood looks like a desolate desert....

Birendra Raman

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Chure degradation puts Terai-Madhesh at risk of desertification

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