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Huge stocks of rice pile up in NFC Nepalgunj

Huge stocks of rice pile up in NFC Nepalgunj

By Rastriya Samachar Samiti

NEPALGUNJ: The rice grains donated by the Japanese government four years ago remain unused and neglected in the warehouse of Nepal Food Corporation (NFC) Zonal Office in Nepalgunj. NFC Zonal Office Chief Moti Raj Gyawali confirmed the stockpile of 30 kg rice grains in each 10,660 sacks received four years ago under Japanese grant. The Central Office has not issued any directive on the rice stored in the godown, so the office is unable to use it, Gyawali confided. It has been learned that the Corporation has been purchasing paddies from farmers while at the same time, a huge stock of rice grains continues to pile up in its warehouse.