India, Oct. 28 -- By Binod Prasad Adhikari

Lalitpur [Nepal], October 29 (ANI): Along the terraced farms in Bungmati, farmers are busy harvesting ripe paddy, keeping a constant watch on the sky as they worry about the heavy rainfall that is expected over the weekend as an impact of "Cyclone Arnab."

The cyclone, which has made landfall in coastal areas along the Bay of Bengal in India, has pushed rain clouds further into the landlocked Himalayan nation. Nestled between India and China, Nepal relies on the Bay of Bengal for the rainfall-causing clouds, but this time the rainfall comes at the time of harvest, increasing worry for the farmers.

"If there isn't any rainfall, then the paddies dry within 7 to 10 days, making it ready to be cons...