Karnali province does not have any significant large-scale warehousing for the private sector or the humanitarian community. Storage capacity is mostly restricted to low volume storage owned and used by private sector traders, wholesalers and retailers. The Nepal Food Corporation, a parastatal company responsible for procurement and distribution of food commodities, is the only organization that can provide warehouse capacity at scale in Nepal, but availability of their storage facilities for third parties is linked to the harvest schedule.
The low volume storage capacity of Karnali province in the local context refers to a room or two in a privately owned residential-type building. Dedicated warehousing facilities are almost non-existent. The province government planned to build a warehouse, but progress has stalled.
The storage options that are readily available in the districts are warehouses of Nepal Food Corporation in the commercial sector and Nepal Red Cross Society storage in the humanitarian sector.
Subsidiaries of private sector industry are present in Province 2, but in general they do not lease out storage space, as they use it privately.
For more information on storage company contact details, please see the following link: 4.6 Nepal Storage and Milling Companies Contact List
Commercial Storage
Location |
Owner |
Available for Rent |
Capacity (MT) |
Type [1] |
Access [2] |
Condition [3] |
|
Chandannath Municipality GPS: 29°16'23.4"N 82°11'34.2"E |
NFC |
Yes |
500 |
Concrete |
Flat |
Appears Intact |
|
Dailekh GPS: 28°50'30.3"N 81°42'39.7"E |
NFC |
Yes |
300 |
Concrete |
Flat |
Appears Intact |
|
Musikot GPS: 28°38'09.2"N 82°27'05.1"E |
NFC |
Yes |
250 |
Concrete |
Flat |
Appears Intact |
|
Simikot |
NFC |
Yes |
400 |
|
|
|
|
Gamgadhi GPS: 29°32'51.4"N 82°09'29.9"E |
NFC |
Yes |
100 |
Concrete |
Flat |
Appears Intact |
|
Dolpa |
NFC |
Yes |
350 |
|
|
|
|
Jajarkot GPS: 28°41'54.5"N 82°12'29.0"E |
NFC |
Yes |
200 |
Concrete |
Flat |
Appears Intact |
|
Kalikot GPS: 29°08'57.9"N 81°36'39.1"E |
NFC |
Yes |
250 |
Concrete |
Flat |
Appears Intact |
|
Birendranagar GPS: 28°35'36.0"N 81°37'05.5"E |
NFC |
yes |
2000 |
Concrete |
Flat |
Appears Intact |
|
|
|
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Warehouse at Dailekh |
Warehouse at Jajarkot |
Most NFC warehouses are designed and built with concrete floors and brick and concrete walls and corrugated iron roofs with appropriate ventilation, to have appropriate storage conditions for food commodities. However, several of the warehouses lack regular maintenance, which can affect storage conditions.
A new NFC warehouse is under construction in Surkhet of capacity 2000 MT. After the completion of the new warehouse, a total of 4000 MT storage capacity will be available in Surkhet. However, most NFC warehouses have depots in areas with relatively low accessibility.
[1] Warehouse Type: Open storage, container, rub-hall, silo, concrete, other, unspecified
[2] Warehouse Access: Raised-siding, flat
[3] Warehouse condition: Appears intact, appears damaged, under construction/repair
Storage Used by Humanitarian Organizations
Nepal Red Cross Society maintains a stock of humanitarian relief materials for emergency preparedness in stores at their chapter offices. These humanitarian relief materials, such as tents, clothes, blankets, tarpaulins, buckets and kitchen items are distributed to individuals or families affected by disasters or isolated case of emergencies.
NRCS has a regional level warehouse in Nepalgunj which supports 10 district chapters in the Karnali region. The NRCS district requirement for relief materials is to maintain NFI stock for approximately 100 to 150 families.
Location |
Coordinates |
Owner |
Available for Rent |
Capacity of Stores (stock for families) |
Type [1] |
Access [2] |
Condition [3] |
||
Khalanga, Jajarkot |
28°41'54.4"N 82°12'16.8"E |
NRCS |
No |
100 |
Mud and brick |
Flat |
Appears Intact |
||
Musikot |
28°37'48.9"N 82°27'08.0"E |
NRCS |
No |
250 |
Brick |
Flat |
Appears Intact |
||
Surkhet |
28°35'42.8"N 81°37'27.5"E |
NRCS |
No |
150 |
Brick |
Flat |
Appears Intact |
||
Dailekh |
28°50'37.2"N 81°42'41.4"E |
NRCS |
No |
25 |
Brick |
Flat |
Appears Intact |
||
Khalanga, Salyan |
28°22'42.3"N 82°09'50.8"E |
NTCS |
No |
100 |
Brick |
Flat |
Appears Intact |
||
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|
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NRCS Chapter at Musikot W. Rukum |
Store at Musikot |
[1] Warehouse Type: Open storage, container, rub-hall, silo, concrete, other, unspecified
[2] Warehouse Access: Raised-siding, flat
[3] Warehouse condition: Appears intact, appears damaged, under construction/repair
Public Sector Storage
There is no public sector storage available in Karnali Province. Surkhet Airport has six rooms with shutter at their premises.
Location |
Owner |
Available for Rent |
Capacity (MT) |
Type [1] |
Access [2] |
Condition [3] |
Surkhet 28°35'09.0"N 81°38'02.1"E |
CAAN |
Yes |
750 |
Brick/ |
Flat |
Appears Intact |
|
6 Rooms with Shutter at Surkhet Aiport. |