The flood washed away the fields, the irrigation canals were washed away. The fire burned the drinking water pipes. The farmers of Hilihang, who have been suffering continuously for three years due to the disaster, are complaining that the people's representatives they had elected in the past have not even shown their faces.

"They have started to run around saying 'give us another chance', we have been sending party leaders and candidates who come to seek votes before the elections after tasting sugarcane and khudo,' says farmer Tikaram Pokharel of Hilihang 7.

Farmers have recently been cultivating sugarcane commercially in the fertile fields of the Gadtir River in the past. Sugarcane farming has also been affected by problems such as floods and landslides. Farmers in this area complain that not only the federal and provincial governments but also local level people's representatives have not come to meet them as the disaster has troubled farmers.

Lok Bahadur Thapa, who is making khudo by crushing sugarcane juice in the Gadtir River, is also not interested in the elections. "We have sent them out many times before, but they did not return after winning. We have already decided who to vote for. We have been giving sugarcane, juice, khudo and sugar to the leaders and candidates of the parties who have given assurances even after reaching the fields," Thapa said sarcastically. "We are feeding khudo to the parties and candidates who have forgotten the promises they made to the farmers even after winning the elections."

In the last three years, the locals have been spreading rumors about the flood-hit areas of the Henwa River Gadtir area in the past three years. The flood that occurred on Asad 2, 2080 washed away hundreds of acres of paddy fields in this area. Then, when the flood occurred for the second time on Asoj 12, 2081, the irrigation canal was destroyed. The flood on Asoj 17 washed away the remaining water sources.

The farmers of Phidim-4, who had been using the water pipes during last year's drought, have also been burnt by the fire, adding to the challenges, the farmers complain.

After the rice fields and canals were washed away, the farmers of this area are planting sugarcane on the remaining dry land and preparing sugarcane and sugarcane for sale. 'Irrigation is also essential for sugarcane cultivation. After the floods started causing trouble, we repeatedly requested the parties representing the local level, the state and the federal government, and close leaders and workers to build canals, provide pipes and manage drinking water, but they did not listen. That is why this time, we want to give a taste of sugarcane through the ballot box to those who do not listen to the farmers' problems,' said Mina Pokharel, a farmer of Phidim-4.

In Phidim-4 and Hilihang-7, which are located in the Gadtir of the Henwa River, 25 farmers are dependent on commercial sugarcane cultivation. Most of them have planted white and red sugarcane along with black sugarcane. This season, they are busy crushing the sugarcane and extracting the juice to make sugarcane.

The farmers' hustle and bustle, which started on December 15, will continue throughout February. Farmers say that they do not have time to listen to election speeches because the sugarcane gets spoiled and the sugarcane spoils when the leaders come to seek votes, from village gatherings, door-to-door meetings and meetings to corner meetings and public meetings.