Chitwan. Chitwan National Park has prepared a security strategy targeting the festival. According to the strategy, more than 1,200 personnel, including the park administration and the Nepal Army deployed for the security of the park, will be deployed.

According to the information officer of the park, Avinash Thapa Magar, high alertness has been adopted with a security strategy as there is a possibility of poaching as there is more movement of strangers during the festival. He said, “At present, security has been provided by installing 35 spy cameras in sensitive areas.” He said that camping and ambushing along with spy cameras will be carried out in the risky areas in terms of poaching.

According to Information Officer Magar, along with regular patrolling in the past, sweeping, patrolling, bicycle patrol, motorcycle patrol, boats, vehicles and elephants will be patrolled. During the festival season, the locals living around the park are considered to be more vulnerable to poaching. Link patrolling and other activities are being done in sensitive areas. Security arrangements have been made keeping in mind the possibility of poaching in the Chure area as well.

The work of providing security with 57 permanent posts and 3 temporary posts is being done in the park area. This will be further strengthened and the park security will be done in partnership with the locals. The suspicious places will be monitored by trained dogs (sniffer dogs). He said that the settlements in the park area have also been increased in coordination with other security agencies as per the need.