DHADING, JUNE 21

As many as 615 households in Dhading district have been provided with nutritious food in a bid to improve the condition of malnutrition among children below five years.

Shanti Nepal Dhading with aid from the international non-govermental organisation MCCN distributed the food materials to families residing in Gajuri and Benighat Rorang Rural Municipality-5.

Project Coordinator of Shanti Nepal Lal Prasad Pokhrel said that 201 families of Gajuri Rural Municiapality and 414 households of Benighat Rorang RM were supplied with the materials.

He shared that families of pregnant women, women in postpartum period, elderly citizens who were unable to receive their elderly allowances, children whose parents were not able to go to work due to pandemic restrictions were provided with the supplies.

Each package included 30 kgs of rice, two kilos of lentil, two litres oil, two kgs each of sugar and salt, one crate of eggs, three kg flour, and three units of soap.

The distribution programme started on June 12 and ended on June 19.

Shanti Nepal in coordination with the rural municipalities has initiated operation of 134 growth measurement centres in those two RMs.

They measure the weights of 2,642 children below 5 years of age every month.

Of those who are measured, 6% of the children are highly underweight, 3% of them fall under highly lean and thin category while 20% fall under high stunting category.

Similarly, 19% are underweight, 5% are in medium level of lean and thin category and 25 % are medium stunting category.