INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
KASKI, OCTOBER 18The local residents of Mustang district have demanded with Prime
Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal hat he put in place a new programme to reduce the adverse effects of climate change.
Minister Dahal arrives Mustang
Prime Minister Dahal pledges to protect
Chinese investors and entrepreneurs
At an
interaction organised by the Annapurna Conservation Area Project in Jomsom, the district headquarters of Mustang, today, they requested PM
Dahal for the same in view of the damages on human and material goods incurred due to climate change.Chandra Bahadur Thakali, one of the
local residents, shared that they drew the attention of the PM towards climate action
"Our district is the hardest hit when it comes to climate change.
The temperature is increasing here
The glaciers are melting alarmingly due to which people in Upper Mustang are displaced."Thakali further bemoaned that the problems of pest
and insects were increasing in the crops here such as apples and other produce due to climate change
He explained, "The snowfall that ought to occur during January or February occurs in March and April which is detrimental for the crops such
as apple farming."According to him, the number of domestic animals was decreasing in Mustang lately.Similarly, Baragung Muktichhetra Rural
Municipality Chairperson Rinjing Jamgel Gurung said that the unseasonal snowfall and rainfall had caused damage in the rural municipality
"It rained continuously for a week last year during Dashain festival which hugely damaged crops."Also, he said that the flood in Kagakhola
this monsoon caused a great loss of properties in Kagbeni area
The federal government should pay due attention to minimise the damage caused by climate change, he viewed.Likewise, Province Assembly
member Bikal Sherchan called for environment developmental endeavors.He emphasized collaboration among the three-tiers of government for
climate action such as reduction of fuel consumption, conservation of biodiversity and minimising of greenhouse gas emission among others to
reduce the risk of climate change-induced disasters.A version of this article appears in the print on October 19, 2023, of The Himalayan
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