KANCHANPUR, Sept 9: Wild elephants have destroyed paddy fields covering approximately 20 bighas of land in Garjmuni and Khajuwa, Shuklaphanta Municipality-5, Kanchanpur district.
KANCHANPUR, Sept 9: Wild elephants have destroyed paddy fields covering approximately 20 bighas of land in Garjmuni and Khajuwa, Shuklaphanta Municipality-5, Kanchanpur district.
KANCHANPUR: Wild elephants straying from the Shuklaphanta National Park have destroyed paddy planted in around 20 bighas of land at Garjmuni and Khajuwa of Shuklaphanta Municipality-5 in Kanchanpur district. A herd of wild elephants coming from the national park entered the villages and destroyed paddy crops, said a local resident Raj Bahadur Tamoli. “Rs 30,000 […]
KANCHANPUR: Around 80 percent of the paddy has been transplanted in Kanchanpur district as of the second week of July, according to the Agriculture Knowledge Centre, Kanchanpur. Paddy seedling plantation got delayed this year due to lack of timely rain. “Paddy plantation is expected to complete within some days as monsoon rain is taking place […]
Around 80 per cent of the paddy has been transplanted in Kanchanpur district as of the second week of July, according to the Agriculture Knowledge Centre, Kanchanpur. Paddy seedling plantation got delayed this year due to lack of timely rain.
KATHMANDU: The government has said that the paddy crops worth Rs 7.22 billion have been ruined by the unseasonal rains that occurred across the country earlier this week.
Unveiling a report on Friday, the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development shared that the three-day [Sunday-Tuesday] torrential rain inflicted the loss of ready-to-harvest paddy crops in 198,521 hectares of land.
According to the ministry, three provinces --- Lumbini, Sudur Paschim and Province 1--- were hit hard by the unseasonal rains triggered by cyclonic conditions in the Bay of Bengal and the westerly wind.
Of the three provinces, Lumbini reported the heaviest loss. Paddy crops planted in 93,676 hectares of land were ruined. The loss has amounted to Rs 4.51 billion.
Of the 55,000 hectares of land impacted by this year’s unexpected rains, the paddy crops planted in 18,000 hectares were completely damaged in Sudur Paschim Province, reveals the report released by the ministry. The loss equals to Rs 1.91 billion.
Similarly, Province 1 reported the loss of paddy crops worth Rs 800 million. The rains impacted the ready-to-harvest crops in an area of 49,945 hectares of land.
Districts in the south-western part of the country including Bardiya, Kapilvastu, Banke, Rupandehi, Kailali and Kanchanpur and those lying in the eastern terai --- Jhapa, Morang and Sunsari--- have reported the heavy loss of paddy crops.
KATHMANDU: Incessant rains since Sunday evening have damaged ready-to-harvest paddy crops in various places in Sudur Paschim Province.
Paddy crops and vegetables in Kailali and Kanchanpur districts have been ruined. The crops have been submerged in rainwater.
The country has been witnessing heavy rainfall due to the collective impacts of winds from Bay of Bengal, the low pressure belt shifting to north from middle of India and westerly wind.
See the photos taken on Tuesday.
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