INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
BAJURA, SEPTEMBER 24Two hundred quintals of rice have been supplied to the Food Management and Trading Company,
Martadi, which was short of rice for the past two weeks
The rice depots in Kawadi of Himali Rural Municipality and Muktikot of Swamikartik Khapar Rural Municipality are still short of rice.
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According to Mekha Raj Ojha, head of
the Company in Bajura, on Saturday, 200 quintals of 'jira masino' rice have been transported to the Martadi depot in the first phase.The
supply was made immediately after the depot lacked rice without going through the bidding process
The supply will be approved later, it has been said.
The transported rice is sold for Rs 92 per kg, he said
Masino rice fetches Rs 95 per kg in the market, it has been said
After running out of rice in the godown in Martadi, the godown was locked after issuing a notice in this regard on 31 August, 2023.Although
rice has reached the branch office in Martadi, other temporary sales centres and depots lack rice, said local people.Kolti depot has 200
quintals of rice in stock, it has been said
More rice will be delivered to the branch office in Martadi as per requirement, and rice will be supplied to other sales centres only after
going through the contract process
The contract process has not been concluded yet, said Ojha.In the previous fiscal year, 2022/23, 17,000 quintals of rice, the highest in
For the current FY, 2023/24, a quota of 12,000 quintals has been set out of which 200 quintals have arrived
At present, the province office, Dhangadhi, the food management and trading company, is supplying rice to Bajura, Achham, Bajhang,
Dadeldhura and Darchula districts to be approved later on the eve of festivals.
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