Parbat, Oct 22 : The hailstone occurred in different parts of the district has damaged harvest time paddy, causing sheer disappointment in farmers.
The paddy crop cut down and laid to
dry on the fields was damaged by the hailstone. Kusma and Phalebas
municipalities, and Jaljala, Modi and Mahashila rural municipalities fared
worst in the hailstone hit.
A farmer from Kushma-10, Dipak
Subedi, shared the plight that the paddy cut and laid to dry on the fields
perished after the hailstone.
Similarly, most of the farmers were
about to harvest the paddy in his area. Nearly 40 percent rice received damage.
The plains of Jukekhola, Chinnekhola, Adhikariphant, Malyangdi, Salghari,
Argasel and others incurred huge loss, he added.
Similarly, Saraswati Adhikari from
Mahashila-5 said they the dried paddy was suddenly hit by the hailstone. She
argued that they began harvesting paddy crop after the meteorologists
forecasted a clear weather and retreat of monsoon, but in vain. It hurt the
farmers much, she wailed.
Parbat district had witnessed
similar damage of crop last year. Increase in rice production was expected
owing to timely plantation, but the harvest time disaster dampened the
hope.
Chief of Agriculture Knowledge
Centre in the district, Parashu Ram Adhikari, also said most of the places in
Parbat witnessed hailstone which hit the paddy crops and damaged rice.
He further said details about the
loss are yet to be collected.(RSS)