Farmers in Jumla are currently struggling to dry their paddy, which has been soaked in incessant rain since Monday. The water has not stopped, but farmers are busy working to ensure that the wet paddy will float on the water and not sink in the water. Farmers who had started preparing to harvest the paddy and bring it in have become worried after the sudden rain.

After the rains did not stop for almost five days, the harvested rice is stuck in the fields. Jayakrishna Dharala of Chandannath-8 Dharalbada said that the rains have destroyed six months of hard work in a moment. According to him, the fields have become like ponds. The rice stalks seem to be swimming. Another farmer, Mannu Pariyar, said, "The harvested rice is getting wet in the fields. Neither the rice grains nor the straw seem to be useful." She said that there are signs of famine as the rains have destroyed the rice. On the one hand, farmers are disappointed that the rice fields have been destroyed by the rains. On the other hand, they are worried that the soaked rice will not be managed on time. This rice is not in a condition to produce good rice. Even if it does, the farmers have said that it will not be edible because it has a lot of kanika. Some farmers have covered the harvested rice with a tent. Some have taken it home with the stalks. Some farmers have made a row in the field. The same rice is continuously soaking.

According to the data of the District Agricultural Development Office, Jumla, farmers from 5 municipalities out of a total of 8 local levels had already brought in the rice crop. Farmers from some wards of Tatopani, Hima Rural Municipality and Chandannath Municipality had not yet brought in the rice. The Agriculture Office has stated that 20 percent of the rice planted in a total of 2,890 hectares has been soaked.

But if it continues to rain for another two to four days, there is a possibility of more rice rotting. If the rain does not stop for even a week, the problem of rice grains, ears and stems rotting in the field and sprouting begins.

The Agriculture Development Office has stated that 80 percent of the rice in the district has already been brought in. In Jumla, Kalimarsi, Lekali 1 and Lekali 3, Chandannath 1 and Chandannath 3 varieties of rice are being planted.