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Saturday, May 2, 2015
Nepal government criticised for blocking earthquake aid to remote areas
Finance secretary denies material is subject to import duties, as police
stop private aid trucks and state orders all overseas money to be paid
into its fund
Nepalese soldiers load relief aid from residents of Sikkim, India, at Kakarvitta on Saturday. Photograph: Diptendu Dutta/AFP/Getty Images
Nepalese soldiers load relief aid from residents of Sikkim, India, at Kakarvitta on Saturday. Photograph: Diptendu Dutta/AFP/Getty Images
A
young boy, Gigar Rama, eats lunch inside a temporary shelter in
Kathmandu on Saturday. Photograph: Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images
The Nepali government is increasingly under fire for blocking private
initiatives bringing desperately needed assistance to remote areas, and
allegedly obstructing the flow of relief to the country.
Suman Prasad Sharma, the Nepali finance secretary, on Saturday denied
charges made by NGOs and top international officials that the government
was levying import taxes on aid or had blocked consignments.
