LAMJUNG, Nov 26: Farmers in Lamjung, emerging as a cardamom cultivation hub, have garnered Rs 240 million from the sale of cardamom this year, as reported by the implementation unit of the Prime Minister's Agriculture Modernization Project, Lamjung. The revenue stems from the sale of 251 metric tons of cardamom seeds in the district during the fiscal year 2023/24.
Tremors were felt 86 times in 24 hours following the 5.8 ML earthquake with its epicentre at Bhulbhule of Marsyangdi Rural Municipality in Lamjung on Wednesday.
5.8-magnitude quake injures 3 in Nepal
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KATHMANDU, May 19, 2021 (BSS/XINHUA) An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 hit the Lamjung district in northern-central Nepal on Wednesday, leaving at least three people injured, a local official said.
With the epicenter in Bhulbhule of the Marsyangdi Rural Municipality, the tremor that struck at 5:42 local time was felt in different parts of the country including in the capital Kathmandu, according to the national earthquake center.
People responded by fleeing their home following the jolts, according to officials. “People were panicked due to the strong tremor,” Hom Prasad Luintel, the chief district officer at Lamjung, told Xinhua. “Three persons injured after the collapse of the walls of their houses are receiving treatment, while there are reports of damage in several houses.”
5.8 magnitude earthquake hits Nepal, 3 injured
Wed, May 19 2021 10:14:17 AM
Kathmandu, May 19 (IANS): An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 on the Richter scale hit the Lamjung district in northern-central Nepal on Wednesday, leaving at least three people injured, a local official said.
With the epicentre in Bhulbhule of the Marsyangdi Rural Municipality, the tremor that struck at 5:42 am (local time) was felt in different parts of the country including in the capital Kathmandu, according to the national earthquake centre.
People responded by fleeing their home following the jolts, according to officials. People were panicked due to the strong tremor, Hom Prasad Luintel, the chief district officer at Lamjung, told Xinhua.