Siraha. The farmers of Siraha, who were preparing to sell flowers in view of the Tihar and Chhath festivals, have been disappointed after the two days of continuous rain damaged their flower farming. The incessant rain has damaged the efforts of the farmers who were preparing to collect the flowers and take them to the market.

Manu, a farmer of Golbazar Municipality-3 , has been cultivating flowers for the past 15-20 years. He had planted marigolds in 4 katthas of land this year. He had invested about one lakh rupees in farming and had expected to earn around Rs 4 lakh by selling flowers during the festival. However, he said that he lost both investment and income after about 2, flowers fell on the ground due to rains.

Similarly, the farmers of Golbazar Municipality-6 Rudal have been swept to the ground due to the rains.

Indra Kumari Lama, a farmer of the same ward, also said that the rain has caused a lot of damage to the marigolds planted in 5 katthas. She has been cultivating flowers for about 10 years and had expected to earn around Rs 4 lakh by selling flowers during the Tihar and Chhath festivals. See the rest of the picture: