Decline in Chaitra Paddy Cultivation in Kanchanpur Due to Irrigation Shortages

Kanchanpur. The number of farmers cultivating Chaitra paddy (spring paddy) in Kanchanpur is decreasing every year. According to data from the Agriculture Knowledge Center Kanchanpur and the Prime Minister's Agricultural Modernization Project Office Kanchanpur, the number of farmers planting Chaitra paddy is declining annually. Due to the lack of irrigation facilities here, Chaitra paddy cultivation, which used to cover 400 hectares, is now only being done on 150 hectares.

Dharma Bahadur Sauda, Assistant Crop Development Officer at the Agriculture Knowledge Center Kanchanpur, stated that cultivation is currently taking place on 150 hectares in Kanchanpur. "We provide farmers with various agricultural equipment and facilities including boring for irrigation," Sauda said, "This requires a lot of irrigation, and because irrigation facilities are not available here, Chaitra paddy cultivation is decreasing."