Rukum villages reeling under acute food shortage
Monday, 21 September 2009 19:33
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Fresh from a deadly diarrhea outbreak which killed dozens of people, a number of villages in mid-western Rukum district are facing serious shortage of food ahead of major festivals, Dashain and Tihar.

Reports say at least a dozen VDCs including Taksera, Gotangkot, Jang and Sisnera in eastern Rukum are facing food shortage with the stock in Nepal Food Corporation's depots running out completely.

These villages face food shortage around this time every year, but this year the problem is more serious because of low yield of crops caused by prolonged draught.

NFC had distributed food in these areas a month earlier, but the supply did not last more than a month, leaving thousands of people hungry.

Diarrhea epidemic in Rukum and Jajarkot districts killed nearly 200 people in the past couple of months. A report prepared by INSEC, a human rights group, stated that decayed rice supplied by the World Food Programme (WFP) was the main cause behind the diarrhea outbreak. nepalnews.com


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who cares   |113.199.145.xxx |2009-09-22 01:05:56
when you send food, tell them where it comes from.

whose father pays for the
food, .....

time has come, to warn snakes not to bite who feed them milk.
(this goes out to maoist supporters)
Anonymous   |113.199.135.xxx |2009-09-22 00:40:17
maobadies are making new nepal so all oldies have to be wiped out and
it' starting from rukum
sherpa  - Maiost are responsible for food shortage   |169.230.110.xxx |2009-09-21 19:29:22
Why doesn't the Maiost go to Rukum and trying to help the people there? The main
reon that there is food shortage in Nepal is because Maiost. They chased all the
good farmers form village and took the land over. The evil Maiost should be
catching the diarhea and wipe out it's organization.
Anonymous   |204.95.151.xxx |2009-09-21 17:55:43
Why doesnt Maoists focus on these issues rather than bringing out topics like
change the flag??

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