Itahari: The District Forest Office, (DFO) Sunsari, has collected revenue of Rs 13.16 million from different sources till mid-march of fiscal year 1999/2000.

According to the statistics made available by the district forest office, a revenue of Rs 11.8 million by auctioning off timber collected at various places, Rs 942,625 by offering pebble and sand quarries on contract and Rs 158,000 by the sales of various tenders.

Similarly, the office collected Rs 119,000 in fines from various timber smugglers, Rs 122,000 by the sales of medicinal herbs and other forest products and an additional Rs 122,889 in other fines, District Forest Officer Shambhu Prasad Chaurasia said.

The office increased its revenue collection by Rs 403,444 this year compared to the revenue collected in the corresponding period last fiscal year.