Salyan, June 23 (RSS): Farmers in the Salyan district are worried after their crops are drying up due to a drought. Corn plants and paddy seedlings have been dried without rain and irrigation, said, farmers.
Similarly, off-season vegetable
farming in the Kapurkot area has dried up. Water sources have started drying up
without rain making the matter worse, said a farmer, Nabin Pun. "This time
is to tend to corn plants. But plants have started drying up without rain. Some
farmers have been off tending to the plants in fear of its drying," he
said.
Ganesh Nepali of Chhetreshwori
Rural Municipality is also worried. "Paddy plantation begins. But, lack of
rainfall has made the matter worse." Some have planted paddy in farmlands
near water sources. But others who are dependent on rain are yet to begin, he
said.
Around 7,000 hectares of land have
been cultivated for paddy plantations in the district, according to the
district agriculture development office. Similarly, approximately 19,000
hectares have been used for corn plantation and 600 hectares for finger
millet.