July 4: The Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies has assured that there would be no shortage of food grains anywhere during the rainy season this year.    
There is adequate stock of food grains in warehouses across the country, said officials of the ministry, adding that the process to purchase additional food grains is underway.    
According to the state-owned Food Management and Trading Company, currently there is a stock of 36,356 quintals of food grains in Kathmandu Valley and the Tarai districts.    
Similarly, there is a stock of 25,505 quintals of food grains in remote districts, added the company. The company has a stock of 26,375 quintals of paddy.    
Meanwhile, the Salt Trading Corporation is preparing to import 34,320 quintals of wheat immediately from India under the quota system. The corporation has a stock of 266,300 quintals of food grains. An additional 89,100 quintals of food grains will be arriving from India as per the agreement reached with the southern neighbor. The shipment has already been loaded, according to officials of the Salt Trading Corporation.    
The state-owned companies responsible for distributing food grains have already supplied 17,830 metric tonnes of food grains in remote districts as of June 27 of the current fiscal year. The quota of food grains has been increased in Humla.    
The company clarified that there is sufficient stock of good grains in eastern districts as well --- RSS