Lumbini Chief Minister Rolpa to plant paddy

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Lumbini Chief Minister Jokh Bahadur Mahara has reached his home district Rolpa to celebrate Paddy Day on Saturday, June 15. He reached Sunil Smriti Rural Municipality-5 Kavra of Rolpa and celebrated the 21st National Paddy Day. According to his secretariat, Chief Minister Mahara planted paddy with the farmers of Sunil Smriti Rural Municipality, which is also the headquarters of Rolpa.

Lumbini Chief Minister Rolpa to plant paddy

The 21st National Paddy Day has been celebrated in Lumbini Province with the agricultural slogan of the Lumbini State Government saying 'Our resolution to fulfill people's aspirations: sustainable development and good governance is the only option'. Chief Minister Mahara said that the farmers should help to realize the slogan put forward by the government. "Increasing the productivity of rice is the first priority of the government," he said, "for that, farmers should work in the fields."

In order to increase the production and productivity of rice, research, development of climate-friendly technology and irrigation facilities are necessary, he said. 'The government has also moved in the same direction,' he said, 'it will also realize the slogan of the prosperous province of Lumbini.' People's representatives and farmers participated.

Only 18 and a half percent planting by June 15

Only 18.55 percent of paddy has been planted in Lumbini province by June 15. Although more area has been planted in the hilly districts, there has been less planting in the Terai districts. In Lumbini, out of 679 thousand 613 hectares of land, 3 lakh 11 thousand 643 hectares of land is cultivated. Among them, rice cultivation is more in Rupandehi, West Nawalparasi, Kapilvastu, Dang, Banke and Bardia in Terai.

According to the directorate of agriculture of Lumbini province till Saturday, rice has been planted on 57 thousand 667 hectares of land in 12 districts of the province. According to the deputy secretary of the directorate, Ram Prasad Pandey, the least amount of paddy has been planted in Banke and the most in Pyuthan district. He said that 80 percent of the plantations in Pyuthan and only 2 percent in Banke have been done. In Rupandehi of Terai, 23 percent, West Nawalparasi 58 percent, Bardia 23.8 percent, Dang 10 percent and Kapilvastu 4 percent have been planted.

Similarly, the directorate said that 75 per cent planting in hill district Rolpa, 22 per cent in Arghakhanchi, 11/11 in Rukumpur and Gulmi, 9 per cent in Palpa. According to Sandesh Dhital, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Management of Lumbini, 35 percent of the land where rice is cultivated in Lumbini has been provided irrigation facilities within twelve months. According to the ministry, there is a situation where the other lands have to rely on water from Syabo Tubel, Boring and Akase Pani.