Gulmi. The Kumal community living in the western part of the district has been managing the household expenses by selling niguras. For years, they have been collecting and selling herbal vegetables found in the forests and selling salt oil. A type of plant of the unyu species is used to eat vegetables and pickles.
The poor Kumal community is more associated with this profession. After the beginning of the month of June, there is a lot of nigura in the forest till the month of September. After waking up in the morning, they go to the forest with doko and namlo and return after picking up the dokobhari nigura. Along with Kumal Sakudaya, who lives in this area, the daily routine of other poor family members is spent throughout the day in the forest and the side.
The Kumal community of the area has been pursuing this profession as it is possible to earn a decent income. They come from the local market to the district headquarters Tamghas for sale in the morning on the second day, which is found in abundance in arjai, Ghamir, Arkhabang, Neta and Huangdi, Musikot and other forests of the district. Niguro has become the main source of good income for poor families. Saraswati Mukhiya of Isma Rural Municipality-5 said she earns up to Rs 30,000 a month by selling nigura. It has made it easier for him to manage his household expenses.
Mukhiya said that he used to sell a handful of nigura for Rs 50. He said that if you go to the forest throughout the day, you have to avoid rain, sun, snakes, it is not difficult to sell after picking, there is no need to ask anyone for money to meet the household expenses.
Since the goods picked from the forest are not of much importance in the village, they are carried in doko and brought to the district headquarters Tamghas for sale. There is no investment required to produce it, it can be harvested for free after reaching the forest and it is available at a good price in the market. The nigura, picked from the forest, is initially made into small fists and carried to the market for sale.
Sita Kumal, a resident of Isma Amarpur, said that although nigura gets a fair price, it is difficult to pick it up. “If we go to the forest throughout the day, we pick the nigura without the sun and water,” he said. Not only Sita Mukhiya, But Chameli Rana, who came to the district headquarters with a niguro after wiping her sweat with her, fulfills the needs of the family members after selling the nigura.
“It has become very easy for those who do not have income to manage their household expenses,” he said. During the rainy season, it is not easy for them to come to the district headquarters after spending two days picking nigura from the forest. Nigura in Gulmi reaches not only tamghas, the district headquarters, but also the haat bazaar of Butwal. There is also a tradition of sending relatives as koseli in search of nigura. There is a lot of demand in the market for organic nuts picked from the forests of the hills for those who are troubled by eating vegetables that use pesticides in the market.
Hari Prasad Sharma, a local, said that pickles, vegetables, chukouni and other dishes can be made from nigura and these dishes are sweet and tasty. The poor Kumal community in the region has been earning a minimum of Rs 10,000 to Rs 30,000 a season by selling niguras.
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