An outbreak of vermilion disease has spread in the wheat crops planted by farmers in Bangad Kupinde municipality. In Ward No. 5 Chiura, 6 Sunaulibazar, 7 Dhorpipal, 8 Garikateri and surrounding areas, vermilion disease has been observed in the wheat crops planted by farmers in more than 2000 plantations.
Due to lack of rain in winter, the wheat crop of Pakhobari has dried up and perished due to lack of rain. More than 200 farmers in four wards of the municipality have been affected as the production will decline further due to the disease.
ward no. Prem Bohra, a farmer of 7 years, said that out of the wheat crops planted in his seven-planted land, vermilion disease was found in the wheat crops planted in two plants. He said that the wheat crop could not flourish due to the disease.
"Sindure disease used to occur in wheat crops grown on slightly dry land". After the rain subsided, the disease disappeared. That's why she was concerned about using pesticides even if she got sick this year. Now it has spread even more," he said. He said that the municipality has been informed about the disease and the municipality has started providing pesticides to control the disease.
Nirmal Bisht, a farmer of Chiura, said that not only his own but many others' wheat crops were infected with the disease. According to him, the wheat plants have started dying because of the disease. He asked the relevant agencies to help in controlling the disease.
Since then, head of agriculture branch of Bangad Kupinde municipality, Narayan Prasad Belbase said that vermilion disease occurs due to cold, but this year there was no rain this winter and some farmers of the municipality brought hybrid seeds and planted them.
As vermilion is a contagious disease, now many farmers' fields He informed that it has affected the planted wheat crop. He said that the municipality has now purchased pesticides and is preparing to distribute them to control the disease.
Iswari Narayan Gharti, the information officer of the Agricultural Development Office, said that although vermilion disease has occurred in wheat crops in Bangad, no one has informed yet. According to him, not only in Bangad Kupinde but also in other municipalities of the district, this disease has been sporadically observed.
