TRAGEDY OF BHOTKHOLA,NEPAL

In the northen part of Gorkha(NEPAL), there lies Bhotkhola region. The people of Bhotkhola deprnd upon the Sayala forest for their livelihood. It is one of the largest natural resources of the country.Above Sayala,there used to be narrow,deeply cut swathe thrugh the mountain but now it has beome a broader,gentler moat with open spaces and scant pastures where yaks graze.The trek through it leads to Samagaon, at the foot of the Manaslu Glaciers,where the route curves northward to Samdo,the village on the eastern side of the Larkya la.
The Sayala forest is the main source of income for the villagers.In the past the dense forest has scare people to walk around and the sight of musk deer used to be very common.Now,the little destruction has turned into full scale destruction.There is now huge human settlement in the forest,musk deer no where to be seen.They also moved up to the higher mountains.
Deforestation in the Sayala forest is contuining.The villagers cut down the trees then the wood is taken to Tibet on yak's back.from Sayala forest it takes two days to reach Larke Bazar is an old market site where the yaks spend the night.From Larke Bazar,it takes two more days to reach Tibet.Once they reach Tibet they sell their wood and buy the basic things like rice,salt,barely etc.