Dengue has spread in Parsa and Bara districts, health workers said.

Illegal sand mining in the Chure region is causing destruction of the forests areas, stakeholders have said.

The World Bank (WB) has approved US$ 150 million for two projects designed to help improve connectivity and raise agricultural productivity across rural Nepal.

The government has implemented Land Use Policy 2012 in Chitwan, Nawalparasi and Bara districts by zoning land for specified purposes and prohibiting its use in other ways.

Children of six VDCs in Bara district are at high-risk of malaria.