Contractors negligent in supply and sales of rice in remote Karnali districts

People say contractors don’t transport rice in time and when they do, the grains are of inferior quality.

The Balkuna sale centre of the Food Management and Trading Company Limited in Sarkegad Rural Municipality-1, Humla, was found selling rotten rice two weeks ago. Birkha Tamata, proprietor of the Mugu-based Himal Construction Service, was found guilty of selling substandard rice to the local residents. The Food Management and Trading Company fined Tamata Rs 38,640 and ordered the contractor to compensate with an equal amount of quality rice.