Rain damages paddy crops
Summary
Rainfall has damaged paddy crops in several parts of Kalikot after farmers could not finish harvesting and storing their produce in time. Raskot Municipality reported the worst losses, while most farmers in Tilagufa’s Marsi paddy fields managed to protect their harvest.
Key Points
- Rain damaged paddy crops in several parts of Kalikot district after farmers failed to harvest and store produce in time.
- Raskot Municipality suffered the greatest damage, especially in multiple wards and villages where paddy was left exposed or submerged in rainwater.
- Farmers blamed labour shortages and rushed harvesting decisions for the losses, despite receiving advance weather information.
- Most farmers in the Marsi paddy fields of Chilkhaya in Tilagufa Municipality managed to save their crops.
