Continuous rainfall has inundated some 4,000 hectares of paddy crop in Saptari and Siraha districts.
The rainfall has submerged around 2,000 hectares each in the two districts, according to the Agriculture Knowledge Centre, Rajbiraj.
The districts had recorded the completion of 90 to 95 percent of paddy plantation this year. However, the areas now remain submerged in rainwater.
The paddy crop could survive if there is no additional rainfall but continuous rainfall will lead to the growing of rotten grains, Kishan Raut, agro economist at the centre said.
Paddy has been cultivated in 62,800 hectares of land in Saptari and 54,000 hectares in Siraha.
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