MUGU, May 21: The Sorukot Food depot at Soru Rural Municipality in the district is running short of subsidized rice, affecting the local people.
The quota of subsidized rice for the depot is 1,500 quintals annually. The stock depletes as soon as the supply is made, said Singha Rokaya, the office assistant. "A tractor-full of subsidized rice from the Food Management and Trading Limited in Gamgadhi was emptied as soon as the consignment reached the rural municipality. As a result, there will not be a stock of rice at the depot," he said.
Soru Rural Municipality facing food shortage
According to him, 50 to 100 quintals of rice are sold a day. "As a result, the available rice has been shared among customers, limiting the quantity of their demand," he said. The demand increases particularly for one month every year when winter crops deplete from mid-March to mid-May and the harvest of wheat and barley is yet to begin, he said.
The annual quota of subsidized rice for the depot is small, said the Company Chief Pushkar Bham, adding that they had demanded the increment of the quota from coming fiscal year, 2023/24. "The people of the surrounding villages, Bhie, Natharpu, Jima, Sipa, Photu and Ner also reached the depot for rice due to a lack of food items," he said. Flooding and landslips on October 5-9, 2022 destroyed the farmers’ crops in the area, adding to the food shortage, he said.
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