Kathmandu, May 2
Yarsagumba is being collected without permission in Dudhiwan, Apiphed, Satganga Chimetala, and other localities.
Every year, starting in the second week of May, the Apinampa Conservation Area Office grants authorization for the gathering of Yarsagumba. The collectors arrived at the collection area in the second week of April, according to Narendra Singh Dhami of Beas Gaonpalika-2. The Api Nampa Conservation Area Office has made obtaining permission to pick the valuable plant Yarsagumba a necessity.
The agency has published a public notice noting that collecting without a permit is prohibited.
The issue of licenses for the gathering of Yarsagumba began on April 28, according to Chief
Conservation Officer Ganesh Poudel.
Apinampa Conservation Area Office Khalanga, Rapla Sector Office Sunsera, Khandeshwari
Sector Khandeshwari, Bitule Range Post, Khar Range Post, Sipti Post, Paribagad Post, and Hikila Post are all distributing licenses.
The collection will be accessible from the second week of May, according to the office. To get an identification card, Yarsagumba collectors inside the conservation area must pay Rs. 500 per person, those beyond the conservation area must pay Rs. 2,000, and those outside the district must pay Rs. 3,000.
Yarsagumba will be destroyed and legal action will be taken if it is harvested without
authorization, according to the administration. Yarsagumba may be found in the Apifed,
Dudhivan, Apihimal’s Chimetla, Satganga, Lolu, Rokhapu, Dharamghar, and other locations of Darchula’s diameter. Yarsagumba is exported at a rate of 5 to 7 quintals per year from the area.
