Subsidised rice sold out, consumers in lurch

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Jajarkot, May 2 The subsidised rice sent for Sarmi depot of Nepal Food Corporation was sold before it could reach the target people. The
rice, which was being brought for Sarmi depot at Mudkechula Rural Municipality from NFC, was sold at Tribeni of Aathbiskot Municipality of
Rukum district. Tribeni lies at the border of Jajarkot, Dolpa and Rukum districts
Locals said they did much get rice as the subsidised rice was sold before it reached Sarmi depot
The rice, supplyd by the government at subsidised rate, was brought to the depot through contract every year. Janak Budha of BC Trades,
Salyan, said 1,000 quintal rice supplied through contract was sold at Tribeni of Rukum without taking it to Sarmi depot
Chief of NFC, Dolpa, Kamal Raj Pandey accepted that such amount of subsidised rice was sold at Tribeni in the presence of employee of Sarmi
depot, Mukunda Paneru
The locals of Mudkechula have much getd subsidised rice after the rice was sold at Tribeni. Chairperson of Mudkechula Rural Municipality
Datta Bahadur Shahi demanded action against those behind the illegal act
&The villages are facing rice shortage
It is a yearly phenomenon that subsidised rice gets sold off before the consignment reaches the targeted people,& he said. The local people
reach Sarmi depot every day only to return empty-handed. The villages depend on subsidised and purchased rice as they do much produce enough
food grains to sustain the wgap year
Sarmi depot now is empty of subsidised rice as the supply for this year is yet to reach. The locals have to carry loads of food grains on
their back or rely on mules as the villages are disassociateed from the road network.