No Sufficient Tents In Chitwan
Chitwan, May 5, At a time when many people are demanding tents and tarpaulin
sheets after the April 25 earthquake, the district has failed to provide it
adequately.There are half a
dozen tent industries at Narayangadh, and dead busy in manufacturing, but still
not able to suffice the demand, said Kedar Shrestha, owner of the Shrestha
Plastic Industry.
As a result,
import of tents and tarpaulin from India was unavoidable. Only fifty percent
have got the tents so far, he added.The tarpaulin
sheets and tents were being provided with discount considering the disaster
needs. "I've sold more than 4,000 tents. However, huge amount of tents is
brought in from India recently," Shrestha added.
The entrepreneurs
and some social organizations in the district have been sending the tents and
other relief materials to the quake-hit districts- Gorkha, Nuwakot, Dhading,
Rasuwa and Sindhupalchowk.The donors were
buying tents and tarpaulin sheets staying on a queue, said Dhruba Giri,
Chairperson of Sapana Village Social Impact.Although how many
tents were supplied out from Chitwan so far, 10,000-15,000 is estimated now.