Vanishing shepherds threaten Mustang livestock farming

By Hari Krishna Sharma, Mustang (Muktinath), Aug. 11: When Keshab Pariyar left his home in Nisikhola Rural Municipality–6 of Baglung eight months ago, he had hoped to find work in a hotel or restaurant in Upper Mustang. Burdened by financial hardship and struggling to provide for his wife and four children, he travelled to Chhungar in Lo-Ghekar of Damodarkunda Rural Municipality-3 in search of a livelihood.