Prime Minister has assured of additional food supply to Karnali region where the food crisis has badly affected the people for the last few weeks.
During a meeting with a delegation of political leaders, parliamentarians and civil society leaders from the region Monday morning, PM Koirala said the government would direct concerned authorities to supply food immediately.
The delegation asked the government to unveil special programme to help curb the food crisis in Karnali that repeats yearly.
Koirala also said the government would increase the number of food depots in the region to ease food distribution.
The delegation also notified Koirala about the lack of health facilities, increase cases of diarrhea and other diseases and decreasing facilities in education sector.
Food crisis is a regular phenomenon in five districts in Karnali and two districts in Seti ahead of the monsoon season. The drought that shrunk food production last year invited the crisis earlier this year. nepalnews.com ia May 19 08
