Radhika Khanal of Pepsi Cola, in Kathmandu, was planning to prepare Dhakane (rice pudding) on Monday, the Dar Khane Day of Teej festival. She had invited her nieces and nephews as well as sisters to enjoy the traditional Dar. When she visited the nearby grocery to buy milk supplied by the Dairy Development Corporation (DDC), she was shocked to know that no milk arrived in the locality. Although she has been consuming only DDC milk for years, she sought it from other suppliers, without success. “The shopkeeper said that no truck carrying milk arrived in this area this morning,” she said.