Bajura not to face food shortage during Dashain and Tihar

Bajura, Sept 23: This year Bajura district will not face food shortage, as the Food Management and Trading Company Limited (FMTCL), Bajura has adequate food stock at its depot in Martadi and Kolti.     

Martadi branch has 4,000 quintals of rice in stock while the Kolti branch at Budhinanda Municipality in the north-east region has 2,300 quintals in stock, said Umesh Bhandari, Chief of the FMTCL branch office, Martadi.     

According to him, unlike in previous years, people will not have to buy costly food grains during the festival time this year.     

"There used to be an acute shortage of food grains in the district during the festivals due to the closure of the roads in the monsoon period. This year, the contractors hired to transport the food grains have brought the food grains on time and the supply is as per the demand. So, there is less chance of food shortage this time," Bhandari explained.     

Of the 4,000 quintals of rice stored at branch office Martadi includes 2,106 quintals of Aruwa coarse rice, 1,685 quintals of Aruwa Sona moderate grain rice and 225 quintals of Jira Masino or fine-grain rice.     

Similarly, the 2,300 quintals of rice in stock at the Kolti depot office includes 1,969 quintals of Aruwa coarse rice, 202 quintals of Sona Mansuli rice and 151 quintals of Jira Masino or fine-grain rice.     

Meanwhile, the FMTCL has operated fair-price shops at Martadi and Kolti from today, in view of the approaching Dashain and Tihar festivals.     

A discount of five rupees has been offered on one-kilogram rice sold from the fair price shops, Bhandari said. (RSS)