Due to the severe cold, people have felt difficulty to harvest paddy and wheat and sow mustard.[break]
Moreover, the fog and cold wave has affected potato and tomato farming.
The tomato seedlings have begun to rot with growing cold, said the farmers.
Even the number of service recipients has declined in the government offices of the districts.
However the number of patients grew alarmingly at hospital and private clinics with complaints of common cold and pneumonia.
According to Dr BK Jha, Medical Superintendent of the Narayani Sub-Regional Hospital, more than 30 people visit the hospital daily.
Air flights have also been disrupted in Simara airport.
Meanwhile, for providing some relief to the people, the District Police Office Parsa has lit firewood for heating at various intersections including, Birgunj Chowk, on Thursday.
Likewise, people at Chitlang, Bajrabahari, Daman, Palung and Hetauda Municipality have also been reeling under severe cold these days.
District Health Office Makwanpur said it has seen patients´ pressure for some days due to the growing cold.
A local farmer Top Bahadur Thapa said the severe cold has hindered farmers´ in cultivating wheat and vegetables.
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