AP Khabar२०७७ बैशाख ७, आईतबार (४ साल अघि)
६६२ पाठक संख्या Nijgadh: Farmers of Bara’s Nijgadh Municipality are worried after the storm destroyed millions of bananas. Farmers here are worried after thousands of hectares of barren land in Bara were completely destroyed due to hailstorm.
The strong winds in this municipality, which is a pocket area of banana cultivation, have destroyed thousands of hectares of banana cultivation. The strong winds and hailstorm that came along with the rain on Friday and Saturday night have completely destroyed barren farming in various places including Nijgadh, Kohavi Municipality and Jeetpur Simara Sub-metropolis of Bara.
Farmer Nani Sanjel, a resident of Bara Nijgadh Municipality-8, said that the wind, hurricane and hail destroyed the barren land planted by the farmers. He said that the hailstorm along with the strong winds had destroyed the 1 bigha and 5 katha farms.
Stating that around Rs 4 lakh has been spent on each block, he lamented that their investment has sunk. Farmer Nani Sanjel informed that their source of income for the year has been destroyed after the ripening bananas were destroyed during the sale.
The bananas have been damaged due to strong winds. Millions of rupees have been lost to one farmer due to strong winds. Although some farmers have insured their plants, most of them have not. That worries the farmers.
Another farmer, Bined Nyapane, said that most of the farmers have planted bananas but the banana crop has been destroyed by the wind and hail. He demanded that the state should provide compensation to the farmers as there was huge loss in the banana field.
Ek Bahadur Kshet, president of the Bara Banana and Fruit Business Association, said that bananas are cultivated in about 1,100 bigahas in the district. He said that 75 percent of the banana plantations in the district have been completely destroyed with an estimated loss of Rs 402 million.
Farmers in Bara, who are struggling to cope with the corona virus, have high hopes for a cash crop of bananas, but their crops have been destroyed.
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