Kathmandu, Oct. 14 -- hit northern Rasuwa are getting help to get their produce to market after floods cut off road access, putting much of their harvest at risk of going to waste.

A helicopter delivering relief supplies to the district is carrying vegetables on its return trips. Under a pilot programme, the World Food Programme (WFP) has helped transport around 8,000 kilogrammes of fresh vegetables from Gre in Aamachhodingmo Rural Municipality to Bidur in neighbouring Nuwakot district. Local officials say the helicopter has made around four trips carrying produce.

The initiative comes as farmers in four wards of Aamachhodingmo struggle to reach markets after the Bhotekoshi floods on August 26 washed away roads and bridges. An estimated...