By NNN-PTI
Washington : Asking India to continue its developmental assistance to Nepal, a senior UN official has said New Delhi could help check the groups with suspected links in India that are fomenting unrest in the Terai region.
Matthew Kahane, the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal, said although much of the attention on Nepal has been on the ongoing political “evolution”, on the humanitarian side things are continuing to be increasingly “vulnerable”.
“On the humanitarian side what we are seeing is increasing vulnerabilities and increasing attempts to making people being vulnerable. In something like 40 out of 70 districts of Nepal, we reckon that people are chronically food insecure,” the UN official told PTI over phone.
Political disruption makes the situation even more difficult in the landlocked country, Kahane said, adding since Nepal is dependent on India for food and other crucial supplies, the first priority for New Delhi should be to ensure a regular supply of these goods.
At the same time there is concern on the activities of certain groups that are making things difficult for people in the Terai area, he said.
“Some of these groups that are making life difficult in Terai may have some kind of links in North India… It would be enormously helpful if Indian authorities are able to keep these people under control,” Kahane said.