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According to vice president of the Kalikot Chamber and Commerce Industry Ratan Bahadur Shahi, the entire district has been hit hard by the food crisis that surfaced due to the disruption of the Karnali Highway by a landslide four months ago. There is a shortage of rice, lentils, flour, edible oil, sugar and noodles in the district, he said.
People visiting the district headquarters seeking foodstuffs and clothes are forced to return empty-handed. The Food Corporation, Kalikot has been shut for the past one month, while rice has not been supplied to Thipu, Padmaghat and Khallagad depots for the past seven months.
However, it is learnt that the political parties have paid no heed to clear the highway. We have requested the political leaders many times to act to resume service on the highway, but our voices have fallen on deaf ears, said coordinator of civil society Amal Raj Shahi.
Likewise, a decrease in crop production caused by a prolonged drought last year has created more problems, said locals. nepalnews.com
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