The trees are struggling to live despite being chopped down (#252). Help them survive. Bring back the trees. We need the greenery, use the rainy season to give the saplings a boost.

Rabina Rachalica, Green Team
Jagati-8, Bhaktapur

. I understand that the trees in Pulchok were removed for security reasons. However, if I were a Maoist commander and wanted to remove local security forces, I would certainly know where to find a large group of them. They are all huddled together under the shade of the few small trees in Pulchok that escaped the 'tree slaughter'. A perfect target! I, too, have been trying to understand this much discussed question that was asked in the SLC exams: 'What sort of composition does the present government have? Present a brief evaluation of its functioning?' It occurred to me that maybe the government was taking a secret poll to provide some answers on how to proceed in the future by asking the smart young minds of Nepal to provide answers.

Bonnie Ellison,
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