Food grain worth Rs 1.25 billion damaged in quake in Kavre
Banepa (Kavrepalanchowk) May 18, Food
grain worth Rs 1.25 billion was damaged in the devastating quake of April 25
and other several aftershocks in the district.
Food grain worth
Rs 1.25 billion at five municipalities and other affected VDCs got damaged as
it got buried in the rubble of damaged houses due to the devastating
quake.
Some 25,000
metric tonnes of food grain was lost in the quake. The devastating quake has
damaged the food grains of 40,000 households in the district, said Deepak
Poudel, senior Agriculture Development Officer.
According to
officer Poudel, Banepa, Panchakhal, Dhulikhel, Panauti, Kashikhanda, Dapcha and
Chandeni Mandan are the pocket areas for food grains.
The quake hit the district as it was a prime
season for harvesting the grains therefore it caused huge loss, Poudel added.