Marking the first NTNC field visit since taking office, yesterday on May 08, the Hon. Minister for Forests and Environment (MoFE), Mr. Shakti Bahadur Basnet visited NTNC’s Shuklaphanta office, also known as the Shuklaphanta Conservation Programme (NTNC-SCP). The visit comes at a time of the Minister’s monitoring of the Shuklaphanta National Park (ShNP) area. Accompanying the visiting team were also the MoFE Secretary Dr. Bishwanath Oli, Director General of Department of Forests Mr. Krishna Acharya, Secretary of Province No. 7 Mr.