The arrival of the 15-day festival of Dashain usually marks the time to harvest Junar (sweet orange) in the high hills of Sindhuli. The citrus fruit sales is a major source of income for most of the farmers in this district which is known as a pocket-area for the production of the fruit. But time has changed for BalKumari Thapa (37) as she had to burn down her orchards.

SARLAHI, May 17: Recent storms have caused huge damage to mango and litchi gardens in Sarlahi district.