Children of Muktikot village in Bajura district grapple with malnutrition
Reli Bishwakarma, a local in the village, has already lost multiple children due to malnourishment while her two-month-old son's life is hanging in the balance.
ByPublished: 04:33 pm Mar 17, 2021
BAJURA, MARCH 17
Most of the children in Muktikot village of Swamikartik Khapar Rural Municipality-1 in Bajura district are suffering from malnutrition.
Children in the village are facing fatal consequences due to malnutrition. Similarly, pregnant women too are grappling with undernourishment.
Reli Bishwakarma, a local in the village, has already lost multiple children due to malnourishment while her two-month-old son's life is hanging in the balance.
It has been learnt that more than 30 children in the village are suffering from malnutrition while six have already succumbed to the condition.
Likewise, Ludi Biswakarma, who lost her one-year-old son around a year ago, shared that she was unable to lactate and therefore properly feed her child due to which she lost him.
Despite the magnitude of this issue, attention of the concerned authorities has not been drawn to it, lamented the locals of Muktikot village.