Only 60% of paddy transplantation in Karnali

About 60 percent of paddy transplants have been completed as of the first week of July.

However, 100 percent paddy transplantation has been completed in Dolpa, Director of Karnali Province Agriculture Development Directorate Chitra Bahadur Rokaya said.

Likewise, 84.03 percent planting has been carried out in Humla, 60 percent in Mugu, 70 percent in Salyan, and 60 percent in Rukum Paschim. In Dailekh, not even 50 per cent has been done yet. Director Rokaya said that only 45 percent planting has been done in Dailekh so far.

In Jajarkot 75 percent planting has been completed while Jumla has seen 95 percent planting completed with only 55.5 percent in Surkhet.

Paddy cultivation in Karnali is being carried out on 48,133 hectares of land.