Road obstruction leads to vegetables rotting in Darchula

KHALANGA, July 22: The vegetables produced by farmers have started rotting in the farmlands as the only road connecting Byas of Darchula district and the district headquarters, Khalanga has been obstructed by landslides.

The road has been disrupted by landslides at various places of the road caused by rains since the end of June. As a result, potatoes produced in Byas have been rotting without the supply, said farmer Harish Dhami. The vegetables were cultivated with the financial and technical assistance of the Agriculture Development Section of the Byas Rural Municipality, he said.