BAJURA, December 29

This year's first winter rain and snowfall started on Tuesday in hilly regions of far-west and the weather conditions have consistently been the same ever since.

The heavy snowfall has caused temperatures to drop in Sudur Pashchim and Karnali Provinces and affected lives to great extent.

While this thick snow has brought some excitement for the farmers, businessmen and traders are worried due to obstruction of road networks.

The snowfall which was expected in November came along with rainfall in late December this year. Farmers were happy to see rain and snow, albeit a little later than anticipated, which saved their crops from drying out.

Meanwhile, vehicles were obstructed at Porakhe Lek in Martadi-Kolti road section, which disabled tradesmen from carrying their daily consumption goods to the headquarter.

Furthermore, the weather has led to suspension of flights to these mountainous and high hilly areas from Nepalgunj and Dhangadi. At least 30 flights are carried out from Nepalgunj per day on a regular basis.