Food Supply deducted in refugee camps

With the recent decision made by the World Food Program to cut the food supply in Bhutanese refugee camps, refugees have expressed disappoinment in the camps. They are saying that the deduction of the ration provided will increase the problems and difficulties in the camps. There will be the problem of feeding many childrens and elderly among others.

“We are worried about the children,” said Yam Gurung, a 33-year-old refugee at the Beldangi-2 camp in Jhapa District, nearly 500km southeast of Kathmandu. “They suffer from an insufficient diet already and this can only make things worse.” (Source:-www.irinnews.org)

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When i recently chat with my friends residing in refugee camps, they were writing that with that cutting of the ration, they are facing trouble in their day to day life. In particular, they were stressing that ration provided now will be insufficient for all the family members. Rupesh Darjee, one of my buddy in the refugee camp said that people in the camp are thinking a lot about this case and also they are feeling quite frustrated. He hopes that same amount of ration will be distributed in the near future.
Before the deduction, peoples in the camp were provided 5.6 Kg of rice for 15 days per person. However, now they receive half that. Besides rice, they are also provided with lentils, sugar, salt, vegetable oil, and some vegetables.
Refugees in the camp are urging and appealing the concerned agency to provide the regular amount of food to the people. I hope the UN and WFP will look forward and change the decision for this cutting of ration and provide the same amount of ration to the refugees. Otherwise, the the situation of exiled Bhutanese will become more vulnerable.