Cyclone Arnab Threatens Harvested Crops in Nepal

Kathmandu. At present, the fields across the country are covered in golden hues with ripening paddy stalks. After enduring a long drought, lack of fertilizer, and numerous hardships, the crops that were somehow nurtured are now ready for harvest. This is the time for farmers to rejoice. These days, farmers have been seen in the fields since morning with sickles in hand. Some are busy harvesting paddy, while others are engrossed in drying the harvested paddy and bundling it.

However, the farmers, who are ready to bring the golden paddy, cultivated with a year's worth of sweat into their granaries, are gripped by fear. The joy in the farmers' hearts upon seeing the ripe paddy in the fields is overshadowed by manifold worries.