HETAUDA: The Bagmati State Government’s Ministry of Industry, Tourism, Forest and Environment has said that arrangements have been made to ensure smooth supply of essential goods in the state in the aftermath of COVID-19 pandemic.
The ministry said no problem has been encountered as such in the supply of essentials so far.
According to the ministry, the state has around 11,290 metric tons of rice; 2,600 metric tons of lentils, 3,923 metric tons of sugar, 32 thousand metric tons of salt, 84 thousand LPG cylinders in stock in the State.
Minister for Industry, Tourism, Forest and Environment, Arun Prasad Nepal, said the supply, sale and distribution of the essentials was smooth in the Bagmati State.
He added that the state government has been carrying out monitoring at small and big markets, and the cooking gas suppliers and LPG bottling plants to check black marketeering and to ensure a smooth supply of these commodities.
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