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Wind damage to corn crops
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Due to two consecutive days of rain and storm, the farmers of Majkhark, Basneura, Durumkhola, Bhadanle and Chaur of Bangad Kupinde Municipality-12 Nigalchula have damaged the maize crops. The maize crop was damaged after the wind overthrew the corn plants that were growing.
More than 400 families of the ward have been affected by the stormy rains that fell on Friday and Saturday, and the corn crop, which has already been harvested in some places and has started in some places, has been affected. Farmers who have been producing corn in Pakhobari for four months have become worried after the storm caused damage. After the damage to the corn crop, the farmers are asking for compensation through the ward office and also to the relevant agencies for relief.
Run Bahadur Gharti of Majkhark said that due to the storm, the maize plants planted on his 10-plant land did not bud. He informed that the corn plants which have recently started to grow are being broken and fallen down and cannot be burned and eaten, nor can the plants be saved, so now they are cutting them and feeding them to the cattle. "The maize grown in 10 plantations could easily cover the expenses of a family of 6 for 5 months". The guests who came were also fed by fire. Now this year it is seen that it will be difficult to make a living," he said, "In Nigalchula, which is 2,600 meters above sea level, only corn, wheat and millet are produced. Maize was the most produced.'
Dal Bahadur Basnet of Basneura, who cultivated corn in a 12-ropani field, said that the corn crop of his 8-ropani field was destroyed by the wind. He said that due to the storm, most of the corn plants will not only fall, but they will be broken from the bottom, so they will not be able to care for them. A month ago, wild animals were disturbed by wild boars. The corn crop that was saved by guarding the fields day and night for almost a month has now been destroyed by the heavy rain,' he said.
Ward president Lal Bahadur Gharti said that the rain that fell with the wind storm washed away the maize crops planted in more than 1000 plantations of farmers in all the settlements of the ward. He informed that not only in his ward but also in Panchhare of the neighboring 11 wards, the wind has damaged the corn crop. He said that the farmers are coming to the ward demanding relief orally for compensation after the storm caused damage to the corn crop as a natural disaster. The storm has also damaged the houses of three locals.
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