Saipal braces for an impending salt shortage

The Salt Trading Corporation Limited has yet to sign a deal with the supplier to transport the kitchen essential to the remote region.

Shortage of iodised salt is looming large in Saipal, a rural municipality in the northernmost part of Bajhang district. Local residents say that the Saipal area started facing the shortage due to Salt Trading Corporation Limited’s failure to transport the essentials timely.