Dipesh Dangi, a farmer from Bagchaur Municipality-7, has planted oranges, kiwis, walnuts, and timmur on 15 ropanis of land. He had been earning an annual income of Rs 1 million from oranges, walnuts, and kiwis for the past few years. He had been easily supporting his family of six by selling oranges, kiwis, and walnuts. He had been sending his children to good schools with the income from that. He had also acquired land with the same income.

After three hailstorms in the month of Baisakh, which fell three times in a row, most of the newly planted seeds in his orange garden were destroyed and the remaining seeds were also tainted, he is worried about how he will feed his family this year.

Similarly, Chhabilal Bhandari, a farmer from Bagchaur Municipality-7, had been planting potatoes on 15 ropanis of land. He had been earning more than 5 lakh rupees annually by producing more than 15 metric tons on 15 ropanis of land. This year, more than 60 percent of his potato farming has been rendered unproductive due to the hailstorm. After the hailstorm damaged the potatoes during the fruiting season, he is worried that it will be difficult for him to support his family like Dangi.

These are representative characters. The hailstorm along with the rain that fell here caused extensive damage to the wheat, barley, mustard crops planted by farmers in Bagchaur Municipality-7, 8, 9, 10, Chhatreshwari Rural Municipality-1 and 2, Kapurkot Rural Municipality-5, Triveni Rural Municipality-3, Darma Rural Municipality-5, as well as oranges, kiwi, potatoes, ginger, timmur, Rayo greens planted for seeds and apple trees. The farmers are worried after the hailstorm destroyed their agricultural crops.

Nearly two thousand farmers have been affected by hailstorms that have damaged winter crops, fruits, vegetables, and herbal products. The affected farmers say they are in trouble as they do not have agricultural insurance and the chances of getting relief are low. The local level is currently collecting details of the damage to farmers after the damage to vegetables, fruits, and spices such as ginger, thyme, and turmeric planted in their fields, but they have not been able to collect the details completely.

Meghlal Dangi, a farmer from Bagchaur Municipality-9, says, "I had planted oranges on 18 ropanis. Last year, I earned up to Rs 2.2 million from oranges. I not only supported my family with the money I sold oranges, but I also acquired land." He said that this time, after the hailstorm destroyed everything, it will be difficult to recover the Rs 2-3 lakh cost of tillage. He said that the hail not only damaged the fruits but also the plants, which will further affect the production in the coming days.

Chitra Bahadur KC, a farmer from Gurase, Chhatreshwari Rural Municipality-2, said that the hail destroyed the apples, kiwis and mustard greens planted for seed production in his garden. He informed that all the fruits left on the plants were also tainted and there was little chance of them surviving. ‘I used to earn 7/8 lakhs by selling kiwis and apples. It made it easier to run my daily household,’ he said, ‘I could save some money even by spending. Various needs were met. This time, there is no chance of earning 1 lakh.’

Many farmers in Gurase had commercially planted kiwi, apple and orange trees to increase their source of income. The farmers here used to earn 70/80 lakhs a year from kiwis alone. This was the reason for everyone's household expenses. He said that this year, they had to find alternatives for their daily expenses.

Pokharraj Dangi, a farmer from Pimkhola, Triveni Rural Municipality-3, said that the hailstorm had damaged not only his own orange trees but also those planted by more than 100 farmers in the entire village. 'Hailstorm has damaged more than 40 percent of the orange trees that had just started to sprout.' After oranges started yielding good income, all the farmers had cultivated them with the help of the Agricultural Development Office and the municipality. They had been earning up to 2-3 lakhs a year from oranges, which had become their main source of income. This time, everything is over,' he said.

Ward Chairman of Bagchaur Municipality-7, Prem Bahadur DC, said that the repeated hailstorms have damaged more than 40 million rupees worth of potatoes, ginger and orange trees planted on 60 hectares by more than 300 farmers and more than 50 hectares worth of orange trees in his ward alone. He informed that a request has been made to the relevant body through the municipality for relief from the damage caused by the disaster. Farmers were not only making a living by growing potatoes, oranges and ginger, but their standard of living had changed due to good income. Most of them had found employment at home. They always looked happy. Everyone's faces have become gloomy after the hailstorm damaged crops and fruits.

Ward Chairman of Bagchaur Municipality-9, Yagya Bahadur Dangi, said that the hailstorm has damaged orange trees worth more than 30 million rupees. He informed that more than 200 farmers in the ward were affected by the newly planted oranges and the trees were also affected. ‘Bagchaur Municipality-9 is an orange pocket.’ Farmers here used to sell oranges worth more than 200 million rupees annually. The living standards of all farmers were improved by selling oranges. Farmers are disappointed after the hailstorm destroyed the oranges,’ he said. He said that details of the damage are currently being collected through the ward.

Ward Chairman Prakash Hamal of Chhatreshwari Rural Municipality-1 said that the hailstorm in Ward No. 1 and 2 caused more than 70 percent damage to kiwi, timmur and oranges, and more than 300 farmers were affected. ‘The main cash crops of farmers in Ward No. 1 and 2 were oranges, kiwi, apples, timmur and mustard greens.’ The damage has affected the livelihood of farmers,' he said. He said that the hailstorm caused damage worth more than 20 million rupees to oranges, kiwis, and apples alone.

Ward Chairman of Kapurkot Rural Municipality-5, Homraj Khadka, said that 350 farmers were affected as the hailstorm damaged the unseasonal vegetables planted by all the farmers in the ward. He informed that the hailstorm has been causing damage not only this year but every year.