As the people have feared of price hike of most of the essential food
grains and vegetables due to bandh, a high government official today claimed
that the general strike could not create shortage of food grains and fuel –
that could shoot the inflation high up – as the Kathmandu valley has enough
stock.
"The food grain stock will be enough for three weeks and
petroleum products for some nine days," said secretary at the Office of
the Prime Minister Krishna Hari Baskota, here today at a programme.
The 33-party alliance led by CPN-Maoist has announced general
strike for 10 days starting from November 11 till November 20 to foil
Constituent Assembly (CA) election that is scheduled on November 19.
Though the core city area has seen enough vehicles on the road, life
in the Valley outskirts and out of the Valley has seen less vehicular movements
due to fear of bandh callers, who have resorted to vandalism and arson.
Kathmandu Valley consumes around 350 metric tonnes to 400 metric
tonnes of food grain daily, he said, adding that the Nepal Food corporation has
16,400 tonnes of food grain. "The food grain stock will be enough to
control unnatural price hike."
likewise, Nepal Oil Corporation has 19,155 kilo litre (kl)
petroleum products that is enough for nine days, Baskota added. "There
will be no shortage of cooking gas and air turbine fuel (ATF) either."
Though the government has repeatedly failed to crack whip on
inflation in the normal times too, he claimed that the general strike would not
fuel the price, as the government is regularly monitoring the market.
However, after the
agreement with the government yesterday, the transport entrepreneurs have
started operating their vehicles. The government has yesterday assured the
transporters to pay Rs 50,000 compensation immediately, if the vehicles is
damaged by the poll-opposers.
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