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Kathmandu Saturday March 24, 2001 Chaitra 11, 2057.
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Snowfall
disrupts life in upper Dolpa
Post Report
DOLPA (Dunai), March 23 - The
upper Dolpa region has again been hit by snowfall, which started on Wednesday night.
Farmers are, however, happy
in the mid-region and lower Dolpa because of the shower these regions have experienced
since Wednesday.
As the VDCs in the upper
Dolpa are located in high altitude, even the ordinary rainfall turns into snowfall there.
Snowfall disrupts human contact from one VDC or one village to another VDC or village.
The current snowfall has,
therefore, disrupted normal contact between many villages by blocking roads in Chhoela,
Chyangla, Luma, Bagala, Basudda and Sagar areas. Blocking of road in the alpine regions of
Moure and Balagra has led to the closure of postal services.
These areas had just recently
opened for human movement after they remained closed for weeks in the wake of heavy
snowfall in the month of Falgun (Feb-March). They have again been closed for human
traffic. Similarly, Dho, Chharka, Tinje, Mukot, Saldang, Bhijer and Foksundo VDCs have
also been affected normally in upper Dolpa.
Farmers are happy because of
their prevailing belief that there will be good harvest in the year when they experience
snowfall and rainfall. Since the farmers depends entirely on snowfall and rainfall for
their crops, they consider rain or snowfall as their God.
On the other hand, some fruit
farmers are worried due to snowfall in this season. This is the flowering season of apple,
peach, walnut and other fruit. Snowfall may damage the flower and consequently, diminish
the prospect of fruit yield.
"If the snow falls twice
again, we will be ruined," said a farmer with apple orchard, Unrup Budha, with a sad
face.
The flight remained closed
due to snowfall on Thursday.
Meanwhile, a report from
Humla says snowfall that began in Simikot since Wednesday evening has filled the farmers
with happiness because of the good prospect for agricultural production this year.
Rainfall started in Humla
district on Tuesday closing the air service to and from Humla.
As the foodgrain was not
imported on time by Cosmic Air as agreed upon, the godowns of Nepal Food Corporation are
empty.
There is almost six-inch-deep
snow in and around the district headquarters.
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