Gulmi district has been declared as diclofenac free Zone on April 8, 2012. In a program organized by District Livestock Service Office, Gulmi, supported by Bird Conservation Nepal, stakeholders from all local government authorities, NGOs and media declared Gulmi district as Dicfenac Free Zone. Dr Hari Bahadur Kunwar, Chief of District Livestock Service Office, pointed zero prevalence of diclofenac in vet pharmacies as a ground on which Gulmi declared diclofenac free. District Livestock Service Office has regular monitoring of drugs in all pharmacies of district.  Mr. Kabindra Nepal, Chief District Officer of Gulmi District, chaired the program and highlighted the role of vultures in cleaning our environment. He also appealed with all stakeholders to show their solidarity in vulture conservation. The program convened al together 42 individuals from District Livestock Service Office, District Forest Office, District Development Office, District Agriculture Office, District Para-vet and Livestock Association, District Drug Trader Association, Reshunga Conservation Committee and several Agrovets. This declaration makes Diclofenac Free Zone seventeenth and a total area of 31,493 Sq Km in Nepal.