By Prithvi Man Shrestha in The Kathmandu Post, June 19, 2023The Department of Forests in May agreed to give permission to the New Butwal-Bardaghat Transmission Line Project Office to cut 5,822 trees inside national and community forests in Nawalparasi (Susta West). The department’s move was in line with a Cabinet decision of December last year. On May 16, the project office submitted a request with the Department of Forests for signing an agreement, and subsequently…