A firewood cutter in a veld of Bheri

श्रावण १०, २०८१

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Thuli Bheri and Rukum from Dolpa, Rukum from the east, Sani Bheri, Jajarkot and Rukum from the West join the Rimna to form the Bheri river. Bheri, which comes during the rainy season, creates fear in the general public in the surrounding areas. Regardless of this fear, Vimala Roka leaves her house early in the morning to collect the wood leaves brought by the river.

In Urledo Bhel, not only Roka is skilled in pulling firewood with the help of a stick, many locals also use the trick of pulling firewood.

Children, old people, young people, women almost all reach the coast of Bheri to get firewood by sticking a long stick on a strong stick and fishing in a fishing net. Vimala says, 'The forest where firewood is obtained is far from the village. It is not possible to go. If you can pull the firewood that has flowed into the river during the dry season, it will be enough for the whole year.'

On the days of heavy rains, the logs flow into the river, so they go to the river in the morning and sit there. Local Rajesh Kumar Pun said that they will be happy when the crowd increases. Rajesh also says that even though the settlement is near the river, it has not caused any damage so far. Locals say that during the dry season, the herds of Bheri fetch firewood and leaves and in the winter they make a living by fishing in this Bheri.