Apropos of the letter “Meet public expectations” (THT, April 19, Page 8), the author has correctly identified that the Oli government does need to demonstrate it can deliver to the countless promises being made to the public during the election campaigns.

A thumping majority should provide the government necessary confidence to move ahead with much needed socio-economic reforms that have been stalled for a long time due to political turmoil and economic destabilisation for decades.

I wish to believe that the new government under PM Oli will not again resort to cheap political gimmicks. The biggest challenge for the new government is not the opposition; but the massive egos of PM Oli and CPN-MC Chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal. It is this fight for party supremacy may take away valuable time and attention which will be needed the most for the benefit of the common people.

As two tigers cannot roam in the same forest, it also applies to the two leaders with alpha male dominant personality syndrome.

I sincerely pray that these two leaders will keep their truckload of egos aside and work together for the benefit of the nation and her people. Nepal has suffered for a long time; we do not want the repetitions of useless promises unless they can be delivered for the betterment of the ordinary citizens. PM Oli, the whole world is watching you, please deliver something this time.

Saikat Kumar Basu, Canada

Disheartening

This is with reference to the news story “CNP tigers need new habitat” (THT, April 23, Page 4).

It is disheartening to know that four Royal Bengal tigers have died in the Chitwan National Park (CNP) over a period of last one month. The deaths of the big cats have come at a time when the government and the WWF are jointly carrying out various measures to double the population of rare species by 2022.

Media reports said two of them died within the national park and two others in the national forest zone or in community forestry. Park officials have said that the tigers died due to encounter with another tiger. Wildlife experts have suspected the growing number of the tiger population behind the clashes in the park area which is becoming congested.

A fully grown-up tiger needs an area of around 40 to 50 square kilometres of area for roaming. There are around 120 tigers in the CNP which has an area of 952 square kilometres. If the expert opinions are anything to by, tiger population in CNP has increased beyond its absorbing capacity.

Then, the concerned agencies and the WWF need to find an alternative to relocate them – maybe in Bardiya National Park or Sukla Phanta Reserve – which are suitable habitats for tigers.

On the other hand, the CNP authorities should also expand the park area accommodating the nearby community forests within its territory. Human encroachment in the park area should also be controlled to protect the endangered animals, including tigers and one-horned rhinos.

Ramesh Thapaliya, Bharatpur