Malekhu, July 30 : A highway eatery
has been fined for selling stale food to the customers at Malekhu,
Dhading.
New Riya Hotel located at Char Kilo
of Thakre rural municipality-8 in the district was found selling unhygienic
food to the customers, thereby prompting the local authority to take
action.
The District Administration Office
fined Rs 200 thousand to the hotel owner as per Consumer Protection Act,
2075.
After the consumers complained that
the eatery provided contaminated things as samosa and curry that were emanating
rancid smell, it was taken action by a market monitoring team led by Assistant
Chief District Officer, Yubraj Aryal.
On Sunday morning, Assistant CDO
Aryal was informed over phone that the New Riya Hotel was selling unhygienic
food items.
Immediately after receiving the
information, a police team from Khanikhola Office reached the hotel. "As
the food items kept for sale were found stinking, the hotel owner was taken
under control and a report prepared in the presence of a team including ward
chairman," Aryal added.
The foods kept for sale were prepared
a day before. The hotel proprietor later admitted that the refrigerator conked
out, thereby mistaking temperature.
Samosa and curry were found stale,
emanating foul smell.
The hotel has been providing eatery
for the bus passengers, especially to and from Kathmandu via Dhading.
The owner of the hotel is Rajesh
Pathak, 39, from Shivapuri rural municipality of Nuwakot district. (RSS)