Rice shortage looms over Bajura villages due to road disruptions

The depot of the Food Management and Trading Company in Martadi, the district headquarters, is low on stock of rice grains.

On Sunday, Man Bahadur Rokaya from Sapatta Joru in Bajura, accompanied by his five neighbours, reached Kolti, which is a day’s walk away from his home, in search of rice. But when he reached Kolti, he was told that the depot of the Food Management and Trading Company Ltd had been closed for more than a month now.