HUMLA, JANUARY 9

Food depots in Humla district have run out of stock.

Food depots in Sarkegad, Shreenagar, Tajakot Chankheli, Yangchu, and Yalwang, set up by the Food Management and Trading Company Limited, a state-run entity, targeting the rural people's access to food grains are running out of stock due to delay in supply of food. Locals complained that they are forced to pay high price to get rice after the FMTC depots became empty. Prior to this, FMTC branch office, Humla, made the supplies targeting Dashain and Tihar festivals. But food transportation to the depots so far in the current fiscal year is just 1,000 quintals and that was cleared up during the festival season. Branch Chief Krishna Prasad Adhikari said the transport of 21,500 quintal rice has been approved for the district this year via air and land routes.

Sita Airlines has accepted the tender to transport the food to the district, but it has not been possible yet due to adverse weather, it is reported. Prolonged snowfall has aborted efforts to transport rice by mules. The office said the stock was provided to the bereaved families, new mothers and those in need. Likewise, supplies were made for conventions of several political parties.

A version of this article appears in the print on January 10, 2022, of The Himalayan Times.