Humla, June 17: People in Humla district began facing the shortage of food grains provided by Nepal Food Corporation (NFC) in subsidized price after Nepal Army (NA) assigned to transport the same has failed to accomplish its duty reasoning that its cargo plane crashed this May.
Food grains including the rice amounting to 6,000 tonnes are yet to be ferried to the district, according to Chief District Officer (CDO) in Humla district, Dhan Prasad Poudel.
NA has halted the transportation of the food grains since its cargo airplane met an accident in Bajura in May end.
CDO Poudel said that locals thronging the district headquarters to receive the food items returned empty handed Friday.
The local authority, however, has been providing food grains upto 20 kgs to the families with new born and those mourning death, said CDO Poudel.
There is a total of 300 quintal of food grains stock in the district store house, shared Poudel, adding that information about NA halting the transportation of the grains have been forwarded to the Ministry of Supply and NFC.
Humla still lacks road connectivity. Hence air connectivity is the only option for the movement. RSS
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