The hope of the farmer who grew up when it snowed

There is hope that this year will help in the cultivation of food crops even though it rains with snow late this year. Although it has been raining for two days in Jumla, it has been snowing since Monday morning. Barley and wheat had reached the stage of being sottar. Now the rain that has fallen with this snow has raised the hope that it will bring happiness to the farmers by creating moisture on the ground.

Bishnu Bahadur Bhandari of Guthichaur Rural Municipality-5 has planted 400 apple trees this year alone. His goal was to establish a model orchard by planting apples. But after planting apples, he was very worried that the investment would sink when the drought started. But the rain fell late, but the worry in his mind disappeared. Now he is confident that he will be able to grow apples.

He said, Winter is life for us farmers. If this crop is destroyed, there is no alternative to starvation. Therefore, this rain and snowfall is taken as the snow that brings back good times. Barley on his 50,000 square meters of land, Wheat has been planted. He said that this rain has greatly benefited the farmers in the non-irrigated areas apart from the irrigated areas.

Only Man Bahadur and Bishnu Bahadur are not happy. The farmers of Karnali have become excited due to the snowfall along with this rain. Due to lack of snow and rain for a long time, the Karnali farmers who are worried that the winter crops have dried up due to drought, have started to shine on their faces. At this time in Jumla, from managing apple, walnut orchards to barley, Fertilizer management and irrigation are done in wheat.

Bishnu Bahadur Bhandari of Guthichaur Rural Municipality-5 informed that this rain has brought relief to the farmers. This rain has created moisture in the wheat and barley growing land. Farmers are expecting full irrigation for the plants that have started growing in the apple orchard.

Jumla is more than 2,100 meters above sea level. Being a Himalayan region, the irrigated area is very less. Most of the land is cultivated with sky water. According to the District Agricultural Development Office, Jumla, only three thousand hectares of land have been irrigated. As most of the crops are cultivated in dry season, the farmers of Jumla are cultivating under sky water.

Balakram Devkota, head of Jumla District Agricultural Development Office, believes that the crops planted in Pakho Bari have been planted due to this rain. He said, "The snow that fell with the rain will absorb more smoke than that, Removes dust and helps create a clean environment. '

Barley, which is a winter crop, produces 1,500 kg of barley in one hectare. Agricultural Development Office Jumla has the data that wheat yields 2 thousand 100 kg per hectare. But for the farmers who are worried about the failure of winter crops due to lack of snow and rain for a long time, this rain is like nectar, he said.

Due to lack of rain, the farmers have delayed apple orchard management this time. Snow also plays a role in planting walnut trees and apple trees. Agricultural technicians say that this snow is beneficial for farmers. The total cultivable land of Jumla is spread over an area of ​​24 hectares. Out of which 21 thousand hectares area is covered by Pakhobari.

The life of the people has been greatly affected by the rain and snow that has been falling continuously for three days. Schools are not running well. Elderly people and children are being affected by the cold in the village.