Chitwan Forest Office Auctions Seized Vehicles

Chitwan. The Division Forest Office Chitwan has moved ahead with the auction process of vehicles that were seized for illegally transporting timber, firewood, and other forest products in forest areas and have been in unclaimed condition for years. The office has stated that it expects to collect approximately Rs 3.25 million in revenue from the auction.

According to Divisional Forest Officer Bishnu Prasad Acharya, 327 bicycles, 57 motorcycles, and 30 three- and four-wheeled vehicles, especially those seized during and before the Corona pandemic and for which no claims were made, had been piled up at the office premises for years.