Kathmandu, June 25 -- Bird flu has spread across multiple districts in Nepal, triggering heightened biosecurity concerns, causing large-scale poultry losses and leaving farmers struggling with delayed compensation and mounting financial pressure.

In affected areas, thousands of chickens, eggs and feed have been destroyed as authorities move to contain the outbreak. Farmers say the losses have been severe, with some reporting damage worth millions of rupees, while compensation promised under government relief guidelines has yet to reach many of them.

Dipendra Ashrumali of Damitar in Godawari Municipality-Damaitar, Lalitpur, is among those affected after 5,700 chickens were culled at his farm last week following an outbreak. He also dispo...