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Farmers of Solu Worried due to Delay in Snowfall

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Farmers of Solu Worried due to Delay in Snowfall
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January 18: The farmers of Solukhumbu, a mountainous district in eastern Nepal, are worried because of the delay in snowfall and rain this year. The crops in the district have started drying up due to lack of rainfall even after mid-January. The district used to receive snowfall and rainfall by mid-December in previous years.

In the past, the fields and hills of Solukhumbu used to be covered with snow at around this time of year. But this year, due to the lack of snow, the hills and fields are dry, said Kamichhiri Sherpa of Likhupike Rural Municipality-5.

Khumbu, the upper part of the district, received snow before mid-December last year. Farmers say that since there is no snow even after mid-January this year, the crops like potato, wheat and buckwheat have started drying up in the fields.

Hastakala Rai of Dudhkoshi Rural Municipality-5 said that the fields are becoming dry due to lack of snow. As a result, the crops planted by the farmers are drying up.

Kamingmar Sherpa of Solududhkunda Municipality-3 said that since there is no snowfall and rain this year, it is not as cold as last year.

The local residents here are worried because there is no snow during the winter season and the temperature is also increasing.

Environmentalist Rajan Thapa said that such a change in the environment is the result of rapid deforestation and emission of various harmful gases.

 

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