Planes have been unable to fly to the district for the past two weeks. The flight delay has also stranded passengers, who are flying on subsidized tickets, in Birendranagar. [break]
According to Mugu Chambers of Commerce and Industry, the district has been reeling under food shortage.
Within the past one month, not a single flight has been able to transport food from Surkhet to Mugu, the district-based businessmen´s umbrella body said.
Earlier, Mugu locals had launched an agitation demanding subsidized air ticket and subsidized cargo of foodstuff once in a week. They later called off the protest following the assurance by the stakeholders to fulfill the demand.
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