This year, although it is predicted that there will be more rain than Sardar, West Terai did not receive continuous heavy rain until the second week of July.
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Due to the weak influence of Monsoon wind in the Eastern Terai, there is no continuous rain, the farmers are getting worried due to the lack of sufficient rain in the districts of Kailali and Kanchanpur in the West Terai. This year, although it is predicted that there will be more rain than Sardar, there has been no continuous heavy rain in West Terai until the second week of July.
"This year, after the onset of monsoon, the first heavy rain occurred on June 30," said Sanjay Kumar Shah, Chief Engineer of Water and Meteorology Office, Kailali Attaria. During the first heavy rain on 30th June, Kailali headquarters Dhangadhi market area was completely submerged and flooded.
According to engineer Shah, there has been no continuous rain in the remote Terai region since 30 June. Most of the planting in Kailali and Kanchanpur was completed by the last week of June. Fields planted in July have started to dry up due to monsoon rains everywhere.
This year, the Department of Meteorology and Climate Science predicted that the monsoon will enter 15 days earlier than the previous one. On May 15, the monsoon that entered from eastern Nepal was limited to the Koshi region. Due to the entry of a weak monsoon system, the monsoon was diverted elsewhere without being able to spread to other parts of the country.
'Monsoon entered again on June 29, which was limited to a small area of Koshi, Gandaki, Madhesh, Bagmati and Lumbini provinces,' Shah says, 'Monsoon spread all over the country including Far West only on June 6.' Monsoon enters Sardar in Nepal by June 13.
There is no rain in most parts of Madhesh province and the federal government has already declared a disaster-prone area, but in the far west, it is estimated that this year there will be more rain than Sardar. was . Kailali and Kanchanpur in the Terai region along with Doti, Dadeldhura and Achham are among the districts estimated to receive more rainfall than Sardar. In all these districts of Terai and Hills this year, 45 to 55 percent And in Bajura, Bajhang and Achham, it was estimated that 55 to 65 percent and 35 to 45 percent more rain will occur in the rest of the districts," said Shah, the head of the office.
As the effects of global climate change are beginning to be felt in Nepal, the mountain areas of the Himalayan regions that receive more rain are at a high risk of floods and landslides. Head of Water and Meteorology Office Kailali Attaria According to Shah, due to the rising temperature in the Himalayan districts, the snow will melt, small glaciers will break There is a high risk that floods can occur at any time, including Gegran. "If we look at the disastrous floods in Bhotekoshi, Rasuwa, Mustang and Tilgau in Humla, due to the rising temperature in the Himalayan regions of Nepal, there is a risk that the snow melts and floods can cause havoc at any time," he said.
