Kapilvastu shepherds destroy wool stock as market dries up and storage space runs out

In the face of severe hardship, they look to the government to revive the wool market and preserve their way of life.

Laxman Pal, a 20-year-old from Madhunagar in Vijayanagar Rural Municipality in Kapilvastu district, currently spends his days tending sheep. He is the third generation of his family raising Himalayan sheep in the Tarai region. His father, Lalman, and grandfather also spent their lives as shepherds.