Livestock farming sees loss of over 27 million

Chitwan, Aug 23: The recent floods trigged by monsoon rains in Chitwan, an inner Terai district in the central Nepal gave a severe dent to the livestock sector incurring the loss of Rs over 27 million.
According to the District Livestock Service Office, Chitwan, the poultry farming was affected the most as the sector alone suffered the losses amounting to Rs 14 million.
A total of 11 cows and 55 goats were killed by the flood. Likewise, the disaster incurred a loss of 0.7 million on the pig farming