Farmers are worried that their investment and hard work will be wasted as they are unable to care for their paddy fields, which are ready to be harvested due to the unseasonal rains.
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The unseasonal rains caused by the westerly winds and the impact of the 'Montha' cyclone in various parts of the country have damaged the paddy crop here. Farmers are worried as the ripening paddy has started sinking in the water in the fields. The rains that started on Tuesday have worried the farmers who are in a hurry to take care of the ripened paddy in the fields after Tihar.
The rice crop that was left to be harvested and left in the field after being harvested is soaked with water. Farmers are worried after some rice crops are submerged in water. Water is now stagnant in the rice fields that were ready to be harvested. In some places, the rice crop has been washed away in the field.
There was moderate rain on Tuesday. There was no rain on Wednesday. It has been raining continuously since early morning on Thursday. Agricultural technicians say that if the rain continues, more damage will be done to the rice fields.
Rice has been planted in 62,907 hectares of fields in the district. Of which, only 25 percent has been harvested, said Ghanshyam Chaudhary, head of the Agricultural Knowledge Center. Although more rice has been harvested in the northern region, rice remains to be harvested in the southern region. He said that the rain has caused more damage to the rice that was cut and left in the field and the rice that has been washed away in the field. He said that the rice will grow in the field after it gets wet.
‘I had cut the Mahendra 3030 variety rice planted in two bighas of land and left it in the field,’ said Bhullu Yadav of Buddhabhumi Municipality, Dhankauli, ‘All the rice has been destroyed due to the rain. My parents have gone to India for pilgrimage. There is no one at home.’ Most of the villagers are now harvesting the rice that has been cut and dried in their respective fields. However, he said that he could not harvest it even if he wanted to. ‘There has been a huge loss to my rice crop. How will I cook for the whole year? My mental anxiety has increased,’ he said. Krishna Kohar of Sadwa, Kapilvastu Municipality-3, who planted rice in 3 bighas of land after taking out a loan, said that he is now stressed and worried about how to make ends meet.
Farmers are worried that their investment and hard work will be wasted as they are unable to take care of the paddy that is ready to be harvested due to the unseasonal rains. Some farmers said that even though they tried to harvest it in a hurry, the water has caused problems in the paddy, straw and management.
According to the agriculture branches of various local levels in the district, the current rains will also affect the overall paddy production. Ramsurat Pal, information officer of the Agricultural Knowledge Center, said that the rains have damaged the fast-maturing varieties of Gorakhnath, Radha-4 and 6444. He also said that details are being collected in coordination with the municipalities about the damage to the paddy crop. He said that the actual extent of the damage will be known after the municipalities collect the details of the damage.
