snowfall along with rain in Jumla

There has been snowfall along with rain in Jumla. The snowfall that started on Tuesday evening has not stopped till Wednesday. Up to 2 feet of snow has fallen in the high mountainous region and up to 1 foot in the valley. Children, senior citizens and the chronically ill have been affected by the cold after the snowfall.

After a long drought and snowfall with rain, the farmers are happy. Farmers are happy with the hope of getting winter crops including apple orchards. “Wheat and barley were drying up when the weather was favorable. Now, along with winter, apples and okhar can be irrigated,” said Arjun Rawat, a youth from Tatopani village under Ward No. 7. He said that there was a problem in taking the livestock to the step area after heavy snowfall. According to Krishna Khadka, a herdsman, sheep and goats are being herded inside the cowshed.

Snow has fallen at eight local levels along with Khalanga, the district headquarters of Jumla. People’s life in Jumla is becoming difficult after the snowfall. Ganesh Adhikari, head of the office at the Agriculture Development Office, Jumla, said that the snowfall would be beneficial as it would require moisture for fruits like snow and apples and okhar. “There was good rain in Kartik when it was snowing. There was also snowfall on time. The weather is good.”In Jumla, only a small area of ​​land is irrigated by river water.