Villager complains of sub-standard ration kit, DM ensures action

Dehradun: A migrant worker living in Delhi took to social media on Wednesday, claiming that his family in Rudraprayag has been getting “rotten and uneatable” rice grains. The district magistrate (DM), acknowledging the matter, promised to act on it.

Harish Singh Negi, who works as a driver and lives in Delhi’s Kotla Mubarakpur and is unable to reach home due to lockdown, told TOI over the phone that poor quality ration kits were being distributed in Bangaon Talla area of the district.

“In the kit, my wife received a packet of pulses, mustard oil bottle, and rice. When she opened the rice, it turned out to be rotten. I got disturbed when my wife shared the photo of the unhygienic rice that is being distributed to the villagers,” Negi said.

Reacting to the matter, a local activist, Mohit Dimri filed a complaint with the district administration.“I found out that the packets are being distributed by an NGO based in Haridwar. The district administration should have at least tested the quality of the ration kits before giving them to poor villagers,” Dimri said.

Reacting to the matter, Rudraprayag DM Mangesh Ghildiyal said, “I have warned the NGO. Our team has taken feedback from all 50 families who received the ration kits and barring one family, all had no complaints.”