Pokhara Farmers Face Crop and Livestock Losses Amidst Storms

Pokhara. Storms and thunderstorms with rain in Pokhara for the past few days have caused damage to winter crops. Farmers say that storms and thunderstorms with rain, which occur almost every evening in Pokhara and surrounding areas, have particularly damaged trailing vegetables, maize crops, etc.While hailstorms 15 days ago damaged trailing crops like watermelon and cucumber, storms and thunderstorms with rain in recent days have damaged vegetable farming as well as livestock, informed Ramesh Acharya, operator of Tikhedhunga Animal Husbandry and Agricultural Farm in Pokhara-33, Suraundi.He said that a buffalo raised at the farm died during the storm with thunderstorms...