KATHMANDU, Sept 27, 2005 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Heavy rainfall since Saturday has halted food supply in many hilly districts in mid and far- western Nepal, an official of Nepal Food Corporation (NFC) said Tuesday.
Heavy rains have stopped the supply of food materials from Nepalgunj city of Banke district to Surkhet district, which has hindered the supplies to other hilly districts, said Dipak Kumar Lamshal, chief of the NFC Bheri zone office.
The food materials to 12 hilly districts in the mid and far- west regions are delivered via Nepalgunj. These districts are Mugu, Humla, Jumla, Dolpa, Kalikot, Bajura, Bajhang, Dailekh, Rolpa, Rukum, Jajarkot and Surkhet.
"Humla district has run out of food in the last few days," Lamshal said.
Out of the targeted 985,000 kg of rice to be sent to Jumla, only 153,900 kg have been supplied. Likewise, of 550,000 kg to be sent to Kalikot, 162,600 kg have been supplied, and only 165,300 kg of 730,000 kg have been sent to Dolpa, Lamshal said.