Famine in Nepal: It’s SERIOUS!!
People in western Nepal are starving. Elected representatives, meanwhile, are trying to settle the political squabble in Kathmandu.
There’s no government to make administrative decisions, and it’s already too late for people whose crops have died and who cannot afford the steep price of rice and other grains.
Jamauti Kami in Sokat, Accham, southern-west Nepal, was cooking the last cup rice for her starving children when Charles Haviland of the BBC, visited her for his report published on July 10.
Thirteen-year-old Dhirendra Nepali of Kolti, Bajura, western Nepal, had eaten two slices of bread the day before Kantipur interviewed him on July 7.
Ram Chandra Jyoti of Rami Danda, Jajarkot was looking for rice to feed his family, the last week of June, when he talked to Rajendra Karki of Nepali Times.
Yerina
this is EXACKTLY the feeling that crossed me… i couldn’t help noticing the irony – the disparity among stories.. in kantipur daily recently
page 1.. food crises in bajura (coupled with front page pic of ppl waiting for food in VDC office). one of the locals said he’s not sure that he’d find his children living by the time he’d reach home with/without food…
another news – should madhesh be two or three or one..parties taking different stances
inside page
joyous picture of wine fest in europe, people pouring wine on one another…
this probably is an everyday affair, in lives of all three races .. but going through all three news in one sitting is certainly very disturbing ..
the grave political issues are definitely a concern.. but what good are those leaders who cannot reach where a common reporter spends good amount of time to transcribe people’s hunger.. state restructuring, new paradigm, new constitution, et al are indeed very important long term issues.. i wonder if people from bajura, darchula, dailekh (who most political leaders build their case on) will live enough to hear ‘constitution assembly meeting was held’.. sad but true..
don’t you think leaders should also deal with ‘urgent’ matters as much as they love dealing with ‘important’ visionary issues?