Gangta is still found when paddy is planted in the paddy field, even the unripe leaves are left

Ashad 15, 2082

Ramesh Kumar Paudel

Gangta is still found when paddy is planted in the paddy field, even the unripe leaves are left

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With reference to June 15 Paddy Day, a program was also completed at Baghoda, an old settlement of tribal Tharu in Madi Municipality-3, on Sunday. After the formal program, the farmers continued planting even though others returned. While the planting was going on, Asha Kumari Choudhary collected grass in a bucket and brought it. Once upon a time, vegetables were used in the fields where the crops were planted. But now the noise is much less, she says.

When the rain comes and the plow starts to plough, the gangta comes out. Earlier, there was a little in Tandi and plenty in Gholkhet . Now it is not in Tandi, there is a little bit in the field,' said Asha Kumari. It is his experience that there has been a decrease in noise in the fields for eight to ten years.  Reminiscing that she used to eat more rice than meat at the time of planting, she said, 'Why did the rice go down like this?' In coordination with the group, Madi Municipality and Agricultural Campaign for Food organized the Paddy Day program. He also said that there used to be a lot of crickets, frogs and toads in the fields and now they are less. "Around June 15, the frogs were croaking and croaking". Gangtas used to walk . Now it is less," said President Omprakash.

Gangta is still found when paddy is planted in the paddy field, even the unripe leaves are left

82-year-old Jeetram Mahato of Baghoda says that there has been a big change in the farming system before and now. Earlier, there was a large farm of one person . All the villagers used to farm together. Now the farm has also decreased, many creatures seen in the farm are also disappearing . "Earlier, farming was done with dung manure only. 40 muri grew in a bigha . Now there is fertilizer and seeds, 60 muri grows in a bigha . Production increased . "Gangta Gadyula is lost," Jeetram said.

Gangta is still found when paddy is planted in the paddy field, even the unripe leaves are left

Andi's situation is also the same 

Kiran Poudel, Head of Agriculture Branch of Madi Municipality, says that rice is the main food crop in Madi. Rice is cultivated in 90 percent of the arable land. Barkhe paddy is cultivated on 8,200 hectares in Madi. Similarly, Paudel said that chaite rice will be planted in 2,500 hectares. He said that the soil of Madi is slowly deteriorating due to various reasons. 

'But Madi paddy, especially the Anadi paddy produced here, is selling well. The tradition of wearing anadi in Madi has survived. The area to be cultivated is not certain . But the tribal Tharu community usually wears it, at least in two or four katthas," said Paudel, the head of the agriculture branch. But he said that the commercialization of the Anadi worn by the Tharu community has not been done.

Gangta is still found when paddy is planted in the paddy field, even the unripe leaves are left

The hill community of Andi, which has some coarse grains, becomes leathery when cooked and has a burning sensation, cooks them with ghee on special festivals including Teej and eats latte, charme . The Tharu community cooks anadi by steaming water. Which is called Chichar . Those who are hard at work eat Chichar . Even on festivals like Maghi, chickpeas are cooked in Tharu's kitchen. "Currently, work is going on to plant the red anadi that comes in the summer," says Omprakash Mahato, president of the Maheshwari Farmers Group. 

Gangta is still found when paddy is planted in the paddy field, even the unripe leaves are left

'Andi has been reduced to plant . On top of that, it is even less to plant the old red anadi . A white undi is worn . It doesn't have much luster . "After cooking, it becomes leathery," said Mahato. Matho said that due to the growing practice of planting other crops and vegetables after harvesting rice, farmers are attracted to fast-ripening rice. "Red river ripens late". So wear less. But it is not lost,' he said . 

Gangta is still found when paddy is planted in the paddy field, even the unripe leaves are left

Uddhav Adhikari, the coordinator of the Agricultural Campaign for Food, says that the indiscriminate use of chemical fertilizers is destroying the soil's fertility. He said that if the soil deteriorates, not only the crops will not grow, but also the organisms like beetles, beetles, frogs, insects, grasshoppers and the microscopic elements of the soil will be destroyed. Therefore, he says that the government has not paid much attention to promoting organic agriculture.

Gangta is still found when paddy is planted in the paddy field, even the unripe leaves are left

The official said that the government is also indifferent to the protection of Raithane seeds. There were three thousand varieties of rice in Nepal. But now only 50/60 are left after disappearing . Even with so much damage, the government has not paid attention. The tribals have somehow kept the old caste and farming system alive," said the officer. 

Gangta is still found when paddy is planted in the paddy field, even the unripe leaves are left

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