Nepal is holding high-level talks with India to ensure continuous food shipments amid concerns that the COVID-19 crisis there may disrupt supply in the import-dependent landlocked country.

 The Ministry of Industry, Supplies and Commerce said: “We will not let problems occur in the supply of food; and for that, discussions are being conducted at the higher levels,” Narayan Prasad Regmi, joint secretary of the Industry Ministry, told Kathmandu Post.

“There is no problem with food deliveries from India, and we do not expect any hindrances to the regular flow in the coming days too,” he said. "The production of essential food items is going on smoothly in Nepal and India, and the supply system will run continuously," Ragmi said.

Most of Nepal's cereal requirement is fulfilled by imports, mainly from India.

(SAM)