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Now I understand why all the private schools are closed.
Maoist influx strains Valley lodgings, veg supply Om Astha RaiKATHMANDU, April 28: With the
influx of Maoist cadres into Kathmandu Valley for what their leaders
say is a decisive war, the capital´s floating population has gone up,
affecting its already-insufficient lodging capacity and vegetable
supplies.
Going by the Maoists´ own statements, over 300,000 cadres are likely to inter the Valley within this week. According to Narayan Dahal, secretary of the Maoist Newa State Committee which is tasked with arranging food and accommodation, cadres have already started arriving in the Valley. "All cadres will come into the Valley by the day before May 1", he told.
The Maoist cadres, who arrived in Kathmandu from surrounding districts, have occupied public halls, schools and under-construction buildings. While district-level leaders are staying at lodges, Maoist cadres have taken shelter at public buildings.
The most suitable places for Maoist cadres to stay seem to be private schools, which were forcibly shut down by the party´s student wing--All Nepal National Free Students Union-Revolutionary (ANNFSU-R)--on the pretext of protesting a fee hike. They have threatened the owners of the private schools to keep mum about their occupying the schools.
The Maoist leadership, Dahal says, has instructed their cadres to avoid sheltering in private schools. But this seems merely perfunctory. Most of them have chosen private schools as appropriate shelter.
The Private And Boarding Schools´ Organization of Nepal (PABSON) has disclosed that more than half a dozen schools have already been occupied by Maoist cadres. "Some school owners have informed me that Maoist cadres have taken shelter in their schools," Rajesh Khadka, President of PABSON, told Republica. "But I cannot disclose their names for some security reasons."
Similarly, the price of vegetables has gone up alarmingly in the Valley thanks to the huge inflow of Maoist cadres. Tomatoes, which were just Rs 18-20 per kg in the past week, are now anything between Rs 18-35. "Prices of all vegetables have gone up," says Bharat Khatiwada, president of the Vegetable Wholesalers´ Association (VWA).
According to Khatiwada, the Valley´s daily demand for vegetables has also increased. Usually, Kathmandu Valley consumes about 1,000 metric tons of vegetable. But now the Valley is facing a vegetable crunch in spite of ample imports. "Maoists are buying vegetables in bulk," Khatiwada says. "But we do not know the exact figure."
Maoist sources say that cadres entering the Valley from nearby districts have been told to bring along light blankets. They will be provided mats and pillows. The party will serve them Nepali meals and dry food. "They will stay in the Valley so long as our general strike continues," Dahal said. The Maoists have publicly vowed to deploy 500,000 cadres in the Valley.
Source: http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=18011
Maoist influx strains Valley lodgings, veg supply Om Astha Rai
Going by the Maoists´ own statements, over 300,000 cadres are likely to inter the Valley within this week. According to Narayan Dahal, secretary of the Maoist Newa State Committee which is tasked with arranging food and accommodation, cadres have already started arriving in the Valley. "All cadres will come into the Valley by the day before May 1", he told.
The Maoist cadres, who arrived in Kathmandu from surrounding districts, have occupied public halls, schools and under-construction buildings. While district-level leaders are staying at lodges, Maoist cadres have taken shelter at public buildings.
The most suitable places for Maoist cadres to stay seem to be private schools, which were forcibly shut down by the party´s student wing--All Nepal National Free Students Union-Revolutionary (ANNFSU-R)--on the pretext of protesting a fee hike. They have threatened the owners of the private schools to keep mum about their occupying the schools.
The Maoist leadership, Dahal says, has instructed their cadres to avoid sheltering in private schools. But this seems merely perfunctory. Most of them have chosen private schools as appropriate shelter.
The Private And Boarding Schools´ Organization of Nepal (PABSON) has disclosed that more than half a dozen schools have already been occupied by Maoist cadres. "Some school owners have informed me that Maoist cadres have taken shelter in their schools," Rajesh Khadka, President of PABSON, told Republica. "But I cannot disclose their names for some security reasons."
Similarly, the price of vegetables has gone up alarmingly in the Valley thanks to the huge inflow of Maoist cadres. Tomatoes, which were just Rs 18-20 per kg in the past week, are now anything between Rs 18-35. "Prices of all vegetables have gone up," says Bharat Khatiwada, president of the Vegetable Wholesalers´ Association (VWA).
According to Khatiwada, the Valley´s daily demand for vegetables has also increased. Usually, Kathmandu Valley consumes about 1,000 metric tons of vegetable. But now the Valley is facing a vegetable crunch in spite of ample imports. "Maoists are buying vegetables in bulk," Khatiwada says. "But we do not know the exact figure."
Maoist sources say that cadres entering the Valley from nearby districts have been told to bring along light blankets. They will be provided mats and pillows. The party will serve them Nepali meals and dry food. "They will stay in the Valley so long as our general strike continues," Dahal said. The Maoists have publicly vowed to deploy 500,000 cadres in the Valley.
Source: http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=18011
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