Sikta Irrigation Project Facilitates Rapid Paddy Plantation in Banke Amidst Insufficient Rainfall

Banke. Despite insufficient rainfall, paddy plantation has intensified in various areas of Banke as water has started flowing through the canals from the Sikta Irrigation Project. Farmers have begun planting paddy in their fields without waiting for monsoon rains, thanks to the water supplied through the project's canal system.

Melina Chaudhary of Nawalpur, Raptisohnari Rural Municipality-3, has started paddy plantation from Monday, utilizing the water from the canal. She has planted paddy in four katthas of her land and is preparing to complete the plantation in the remaining nine katthas today.