Dhangadi, Aug. 17 -- Earlier this month, Mahesh Joshi, a provincial assembly member in Sudurpaschim Province, announced that tonnes of illegally bought timber were being used in the construction of various public and private buildings in Kanchanpur district.

"Illegally felled trees are being used in the construction of a campus building in Belauri, Kanchanpur," Joshi said at a programme in Dhangadhi e. "Many other government, non-government buildings and private housing are also using seized wood for construction."

The use of seized illegal lumber in construction has escalated in the province since the federal government imposed a nationwide ban on logging. and timber sale in Kailali and other districts of the province, Joshi added.

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