Rainfall brings relief to farmers in Dhanusha

Dhanusha, Aug 2: A rain occurred since Friday evening in Dhanusha district after a longstanding drought had brought a great sigh of relief to the farmers, who were waiting for a long time for the paddy seedling transplantation.

The cracks were seen in the paddy farms while the paddy seedlings readied for plantation had dried up due to drought in the districts of Tarai. Dipo Yadav, a farmer from Chhireshwor Municipality-4, said the rainfall has brought cheers to the farmers to some extent.

The Agriculture Knowledge Centre in Dhanusha said that the farmers are expected to resume paddy plantation now after the downpour. Chief of the Centre, Dr Ram Chandra Yadav, said around 65 percent of the total arable land in Dhanusha district is dependent on rainwater for paddy farming.