Yarsagumba collectors barred

Lamjung, April 30:

Residents of Manang district have barred people of other districts from collecting valuable herb Yarsagumba.

During April, May and June thousands of people from Dhading, Gorkha, Tanahun and Chitwan go to the highlanids of Manang and Lamjung districts to collect Yarsagumba.

However, this time, the residents of Manang forced them to return empty-handed.

As they don’t have any source of income, the residents of other district had reached Manang to collect Yarsagumba.