The rice purchased by the municipality stalled in the warehouse for two years saying that Naumu of Dailekh would distribute it to the people of the village. Two years ago, the village municipality had purchased lakhs of rice under the Food Depot Dailekh for the hail victims. One hundred and fifty-five bags of rice have been buried in the presence of the local administration and police after the rice leftover from the transportation fare and the rice taken under the campaign to distribute rice cheaply to the people who rotted. One hundred and fifty-five bags of rice had become unusable after being stuck in the warehouse for two years. The rice has been planted in the presence of the village municipality, district administration office and district police after the locals warned them. At that time, maize and paddy crops were destroyed due to hail in Naumule village. After the locals were on the verge of starvation, the municipality started a campaign to buy rice at cheap prices and distribute it to the people two years ago. More than five trucks of rice were taken away by Naumule.
Bhupendra Shahi, acting chief administrative officer of the village municipality, said that it was a matter of about two years before he was given the responsibility of the head of the office. He said that the stock was kept in the warehouse for a long time saying that it would be needed in times of great need as there are various problems in the municipality.
Rotten rice in the warehouse is a weakness of the municipality. The locals allege that the municipality is weak in not distributing rice to the people for two years. It is the money that comes from the people's tax money. The locals have expressed their indignation over the failure of the municipality to distribute rice to the poor and destitute people on time. The locals have demanded that action be taken against anyone who is negligent. If it was brought for the people, why was it not distributed? On whose orders are the rice kept? There is a local saying that the chairman and the executive members should take responsibility as personal interests are at stake in this matter.
I have not kept rice in my house: Chairman Bhade Budhamagar 'We have distributed thousands of bags of rice for the people, from hail victims, the isolation during the Corona epidemic, to the people living in quarantine using the rice purchased by the municipality. There are many problems in the municipality when rice is brought in, overturned, moved from one place to another, soaked bags, and some of the bags under the warehouse are spoiled.
