| Bhunte |
Posted
on 03-Oct-03 02:27 PM
What a coincidence of vegetarian dashain and mutton shortage in nepal!!!
Mutton shortage hits Kathmandu valley
nepalnews.com rh Oct.03
Many devotees facing a shortage of goats in Kathmandu, in the eighth day, Mahaasthami, of Dasain, reports said. ....There is no adequate supply of goats and sheep in the market this year due to Maoist insurgency affecting the villages where the animals are reared. Many people could be seen in butcher's shops in Kathmandu and people were queuing at the goats market in Bagbagzar and Kalanki. Police had to be deployed after crowds increased in the Kalanki Goat Market, the Area Police Office Kalimati told Nepalnews over phone. The price of mutton has been increased from 250 to 300 rupees per kilogram. The government's supply agency Nepal Food Corporation has been distributing less number of goats and sheep than the previous years.
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