Tanahun district has been declared as
diclofenac free Zone on June 18, 2012. In a program organized by District
Livestock Service Office, Tanahun, supported and facilitated by Bird
Conservation Nepal, stakeholders from all local government authorities, NGOs and
media declared Tanahun district as Dicfenac Free Zone. Dr Baburam Jhammer
Kattel, Chief of District Livestock Service Office, explained on zero
prevalence of diclofenac in vet pharmacies as a ground on which Tanahun
declared diclofenac free. District Livestock Service Office has a provision
regular monitoring of drugs in all vet pharmacies of district. Mr Rambabu
Paudel, District Forest Officer of Tanahun District also delivered his speech
on vulture conservation issue and forestry. Mr. Rudra Paudel, Chief District
Officer of Tanahun 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 makes Diclofenac Free Zone nineteenth and a total area of
34203 Sq Km in Nepal.