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Amasimu aluhlaza esifunda sase-Hamirpur, aziwa ngokutshala kwawo okunempilo, manje abhekene nezinkinga ezibuhlungu. Njengoba amazinga okushisa ehla futhi iqhwa ebusika liya liba namandla, abalimi bazithola bevalelwe ezindlini zabo zokushisa. Ukuqala kwesithwathwa sezulu kuvimbe umkhuba wendabuko wokulinywa kwemifino endaweni evulekile, okuphoqa abalimi ukuthi bacabange kabusha amasu abo enkathi ezayo yokukhula.
Ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezedlule, imvula engapheli igcwele isifunda, futhi yandisa izinselelo abalimi ababhekene nazo. Njengoba bengakwazi ukuhlwanyela imbewu ngaphansi kwesibhakabhaka esivulekile, abalimi basala bengenakho ukukhetha ngaphandle kokulinda isibhakabhaka esicwathile namazinga okushisa afudumele ngaphambi kokuba bangene emasimini abo. Nokho, ukubambezeleka kokuthengwa kwembewu yezitshalo zasebusika ngumnyango wezolimo kuye kwanezela ezinkingeni zabo.
Ngokwesiko, umnyango wezolimo uhlinzeke ngoxhaso luka-50% lwembewu yezitshalo zasebusika ezifana nekhukhamba, isithombo, ithanga, ukhamba olubabayo, isitshalo seqanda, nopelepele. Loba kunjalo, lonyaka akula ngitsho eyodwa inhlanyelo esike yafika emabhuloki, okutshiye abalimi bebambene emizameni yabo yokulungiselela isikhathi sokutshala.
Okwenza lolu daba lube lukhuni ukungabibikho kwesabelomali, okuvimbela umnyango wezolimo ekuthengeni imbewu edingekayo kusenesikhathi. Ngakho-ke, abalimi basala emseni wamandla ezimakethe, bephoqeleka ukuthi bathenge imbewu ngamanani akhuphukile ezikhungweni zokuhlinzeka ngezolimo nasezimakethe zendawo.
Ukubhekana nale nkinga, abalimi banxuse umnyango wezolimo ukuthi usheshise uhlelo lokuthengwa kwempahla nokuqinisekisa ukutholakala kwembewu ngesikhathi. Njengoba iwindi lokutshala selivalekile, indlela yabo yokuziphilisa ilenga, kuncike esenzweni esisheshayo esivela kwabaphethe.
UDkt. Suresh Kumar Dhimann, Iphini Lomqondisi woMnyango Wezolimo eHamirpur, ugcizelela isidingo sokuqapha. Nakuba ukuyenga kwezinsuku ezifudumele kungase kulinge abalimi ukuba bajahe ukuhlwanyela, weluleka ngokumelene nezinqumo zokuxhamazela. Kunalokho, unxusa abalimi ukuthi babekezele futhi balinde ithuba lokutshala.
Okwamanje, abalimi basavalelwe ezindlini zabo zokugcina izithombo, benakekela izitshalo ezivikelekile emakhazeni ashubisa umnkantsha. Njengoba belindele isibhakabhaka esicwathile namazinga okushisa afudumele, amathemba abo esivuno esithelayo asekhona emkhathizwe.
Izinselelo ezilethwa amakhaza asebusika zigcizelela ukuqina nokuzivumelanisa nezimo komphakathi wabalimi wase-Hamirpur. Lapho bebhekene nobunzima, abalimi bahlala begxilile, bemelana nesivunguvungu ngokuzimisela nangekhono. Njengoba bezulazula ebunzimeni besimo sezulu esishintshayo kanye nezithiyo zokuphatha, ukuzibophezela kwabo emhlabeni kuhlala kungantengantengi. Ngemizamo ebumbene yeziphathimandla nemiphakathi ngokufanayo, balwela ukunqoba lezi zithiyo futhi baqinisekise isivuno esiyinala ngezinkathi zonyaka ezizayo.