A total of 6,027 trees are set to be felled in the Mahottari district under the East-West Highway expansion project.
According to Rajesh Kumar Das, Chief of the eastern section of the Kamala–Dhalkebar–Pathalaiya road project, the approval was granted after completing all required procedures through the Division Forest Office, the Department of Forest and Soil Conservation, and the Ministry of Forest and Environment.
In total, 11,577 trees have been authorized for removal across Mahottari, Dhanusha, and Sarlahi districts. Of these, 3,674 trees will be cut in Sarlahi, 1,876 in Dhanusha, and 6,027 in Mahottari.
Das said the East-West Highway will be widened to six lanes with a width of 31 meters in urban market areas, while in other sections, it will be expanded to four lanes, stretching 18 meters in total width.
Most of the trees marked for felling are Saal (Shorea robusta). Das also noted that shifting electricity poles and laying drinking water pipelines remain major challenges for the project.
Tree-felling work has already begun in Dhanusha and Sarlahi and will soon start in Mahottari, he added.
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