Mobile rice sale reaches Chandel
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Chandel, September 21 2013 :
Under the joint initiative of MLA of 41-AC Chandel St Nunghlung Victor, District Supply Officer Chandel SA Halim, officials and workers of Naga People's Front (NPF), Chandel Division, mobile sale of rice was carried out today at the district FCS departmental godown located at the district head quarters Chandel here.
A large number of people turned up to get their shares of the rice on sale.
According to District Supply Officer SA Halim, out of 200 quintals of rice released by the Government for four days, 50 quintal per day was supposed to be allocated for mobile sale.
But the turn up of people on the first day of the mobile sale was so huge that 70 quintals have been sold.
People have been provided 10 kgs of rice per head at the rate of Rs 10 per Kg.
The Officer pointed out that the quantity of rice released by the Government would not be able to meet the growing demand.
There are as many as 2232 numbers of heads within the surrounding areas of the district headquarters town of Chandel alone.
Tomorrow being Sunday, the mobile sale would resume on Monday, on Sept 24, at the same time and at the same place, the officer informed.