Syanja district has been declared as diclofenac free Zone on April 23, 2012. In a program organized by District Livestock Service Office, Syangja, supported by Bird Conservation Nepal, stakeholders from all local government authorities, NGOs and media came to declard Syangja district as Dicfenac Free Zone. Dr Kalyan Kumar Shrestha, Chief of District Livestock Service Office, mentioned that District Livestock Service Office has found no diclofenac in vet pharmacies in several survey conducted by them. District Livestock Service Office has regular monitoring of drugs in all pharmacies of district.  Mr. Nabaraj Baral, Assistant District Officer of Syagja 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 40 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 and several Agrovets. This declaration make Diclofenac Free Zone eighteenth and a total area of 32, 657 Sq Km.