Rautahat Farmers Face Transplanting Uncertainty Due to Lack of Rain

Rautahat. Farmers in Sakhwani of Chandrapur Municipality-2 reach the fields daily and return looking at the sky. With the end of Ashad 27th passing without any decision on paddy transplantation this year, they are disappointed.

Paddy seedlings are ready but the fields are completely dry. Due to the lack of irrigation facilities in the fields, hundreds of farmers including Bamjan in this region are forced to look at the sky. Bamjan, who could not plant paddy last year due to lack of timely rain, had planned to transplant paddy this year. He said that transplantation has become uncertain as they have to depend on rainwater now. "The bunds and fields are ready for transplantation but there is a problem due to lack of water, the fields are completely barren," Bamjan said.