Parsa, Jan. 29 -- The installation of camera traps for the tiger census has begun in the third block of the Chitwan-Parsa Complex from Thursday, said officials.

Senior ecologist Haribhadra Acharya of the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation said the census work in the first and second blocks of the complex has been completed, paving the way for camera installation in the third block.

According to Acharya, the tiger census in the Chitwan-Parsa complex commenced on December 16, with each block surveyed for an average of 20 days. "After completing work in the first two blocks, the third block has been taken up after 40 days," he said, adding that the goal is to complete the census across all three blocks within two months...