As the three-week-long blockade called by the Maoists entered into the fifth day on Saturday, normal life remains crippled across the country.
Vehicles on their way out of Kathmandu waiting for security escort at Khanikhola
of Dhading on Friday. (Photo courtesy : Annapurna Post daily)
Prices of fresh vegetables went up by 80 per cent in the capital valley on Wednesday. Price of tomatoes and radish brought into the valley from outside have gone up by more than 80 percent, according to the Kalimati Fruit and Vegetables Market Development Committee (KFVMDC).
According to KFVMDC, approximately 450 metric tonnes of vegetables used to be brought into the valley from different districts of the country in normal days. However, only 632 tonnes of vegetables were supplied in the valley over the last three days of the blockade.
Vegetables worth Rs 8.5 million were bought and sold every day at the Kalimati market. But due to the blockade, the transaction has gone drastically down, officials said.
Reports from Manthali, headquarters of the central hilly district of Ramechhap, said a week long health camp which was scheduled to start on Saturday has been postponed due to the blockade.
In Dhading district adjoining Kathmandu, rebels had erected barriers to stop the vehicular movement. Rebels have also disrupted vehicular movement along the Pasang Lhamu h
ighway along the Kathmandu- Trishuli route.
People in as many as 10 VDCs of Ramechhap district, including Chisapani, Gelu and Phulasi, have been facing difficulties due to obstructions placed by the Maoists on the roads.
People were terrified as the Maoists placed four bags with danger signs on them along the bridge over the Tamakoshi river in Manthali VDC- 4 on Wednesday. Passengers were stranded at the district headquarters as no vehicles plied.
In Sarlahi district, vehicular movement came to a grinding halt and even bicycles were not seen on the roads, according to reports.
Traffic came to a halt after the Maoists reportedly planted landmine along the Nawalpur-Malangwa road on Friday.
Movement of people has gone down sharply in terai towns of Malangawa, Hariwan, Lalbandi, Ishworpur, and Barathawa. Reports from eastern district of Udaypur say the blockade has created scarcity of essential commodities and market prices have soared.
With the objective of warding off any untoward incident on the way, the banner on a tanker about to head to Kathmandu from Narayangarh on Friday informs all and sundry that it is carrying milk. (Photo coutesy : THT)
Traffic has come to a halt along the Attariya-Dadeldhura sector of the Bhim Dutta Highway in far-western region, a report from Kailali said. Even ambulances refused to take sick persons fearing Maoist reprisal.
Maoists announced three-week long blockade of the capital, Kathmandu, and district headquarters across the country from Tuesday. From April 3, they have called a nationwide general strike calling for complete halt of public and private transportation, and closing down of schools, factories and private businesses indefinitely.
The underground outfit is yet to respond to frantic calls made by the opposition parties, rights groups and professional organizations to immediately withdraw the blockade and call for indefinite strike as it has resulted into severe inconveniences to common people.
Vehicles on their way out of Kathmandu waiting for security escort at Khanikhola
of Dhading on Friday. (Photo courtesy : Annapurna Post daily)Prices of fresh vegetables went up by 80 per cent in the capital valley on Wednesday. Price of tomatoes and radish brought into the valley from outside have gone up by more than 80 percent, according to the Kalimati Fruit and Vegetables Market Development Committee (KFVMDC).
According to KFVMDC, approximately 450 metric tonnes of vegetables used to be brought into the valley from different districts of the country in normal days. However, only 632 tonnes of vegetables were supplied in the valley over the last three days of the blockade.
Vegetables worth Rs 8.5 million were bought and sold every day at the Kalimati market. But due to the blockade, the transaction has gone drastically down, officials said.
Reports from Manthali, headquarters of the central hilly district of Ramechhap, said a week long health camp which was scheduled to start on Saturday has been postponed due to the blockade.
In Dhading district adjoining Kathmandu, rebels had erected barriers to stop the vehicular movement. Rebels have also disrupted vehicular movement along the Pasang Lhamu h
ighway along the Kathmandu- Trishuli route.People in as many as 10 VDCs of Ramechhap district, including Chisapani, Gelu and Phulasi, have been facing difficulties due to obstructions placed by the Maoists on the roads.
People were terrified as the Maoists placed four bags with danger signs on them along the bridge over the Tamakoshi river in Manthali VDC- 4 on Wednesday. Passengers were stranded at the district headquarters as no vehicles plied.
In Sarlahi district, vehicular movement came to a grinding halt and even bicycles were not seen on the roads, according to reports.
Traffic came to a halt after the Maoists reportedly planted landmine along the Nawalpur-Malangwa road on Friday.
Movement of people has gone down sharply in terai towns of Malangawa, Hariwan, Lalbandi, Ishworpur, and Barathawa. Reports from eastern district of Udaypur say the blockade has created scarcity of essential commodities and market prices have soared.
With the objective of warding off any untoward incident on the way, the banner on a tanker about to head to Kathmandu from Narayangarh on Friday informs all and sundry that it is carrying milk. (Photo coutesy : THT)
Traffic has come to a halt along the Attariya-Dadeldhura sector of the Bhim Dutta Highway in far-western region, a report from Kailali said. Even ambulances refused to take sick persons fearing Maoist reprisal.
Maoists announced three-week long blockade of the capital, Kathmandu, and district headquarters across the country from Tuesday. From April 3, they have called a nationwide general strike calling for complete halt of public and private transportation, and closing down of schools, factories and private businesses indefinitely.
The underground outfit is yet to respond to frantic calls made by the opposition parties, rights groups and professional organizations to immediately withdraw the blockade and call for indefinite strike as it has resulted into severe inconveniences to common people.
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