Adequate foodgrains available in flood-hit Kinnaur: HP govt

Foodgrains and other essential commodities have been rushed to flood-affected areas and adequate supply of commodities is available in Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh, Food and Civil Supplies Minister G.S.Bali said today.
Presiding over a review meeting on availability of foodgrains under Public Distribution System in Kinnaur district, the Minister said essential commodities like levy sugar, subsidized pulses, salt, mustard oil, flour and rice had been made available through 56 fair price shops.
He said surplus supply was being sent to different parts of the district so that people do not face any shortage of foodgrains.
He said adequate supply of foodgrains was available for the consumers in Reckong Peo, Tapri and Bhawanagar godowns and LPG re-fills would soon be supplied to Tapri and later to Reckong Peo through transshipment.

He said 5,000 litres of kerosene oil, 80 quintals of flour, 10 quintals of salt and 40 quintals of rice had been supplied to Rampur which would soon be airlifted by helicopters to different parts of Kinnaur district.
Bali said 9,000 litres of kerosene oil, 30 quintals of rice under BPL quota, 10 quintals of rice under Antodaya Ann Yojna, 100 quintals of flour, 1000 litres of kerosene oil, 10 quintals of salt and 20 quintals of levy sugar had been provided by the department to the district.