evidence: The management plan of the Pithoragarh Forest Division for 2011 to 2021 has proposed that the Lapthal region be declared a Fossil National Park. The region is close to the Indo-Tibetan border. Some part of it lies in Pithoragarh district and the rest in Chamoli district. [...] An 18 kilometre trek from Sumna in Chamoli district or a longer trek from Munsiyari in Pithoragarh district are the only ways to reach the area now. However, the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has proposed a new route from Sumna to Lapthal.