Banke. The Ashok Community Forest Consumer Group located in Madui, Rapti Sonari Rural Municipality-2, Banke, has been setting a model example for the holistic development of the local community alongside forest conservation. By investing the income generated from the sale of timber and firewood into village infrastructure and social sectors, this group has strengthened the link between the forest and development.The group covered 50% of the cost for constructing a water tank under the Kachnapur Drinking Water and Sanitation Project to provide drinking water facilities to the village, including laying pipes to consumers' homes and installing meters. Furthermore, the group...