The Nepalese government are 'taxing aid' pouring into the country and 'withholding supplies from remote areas' where people are still waiting for food and clean water, five days after the devastating earthquake struck.
A building in Dhading devastated by the earthquake
Morden man Rocky Gurung, 27, said he has been to remote villages to the west of Kathmandu to deliver blankets, tents and energy saving torches but he has not been allowed to distribute all of them to people in need.
A van loaded up with supplies
There has been wide-spread criticism that aid is not reaching remote areas of the country, and Mr Gurung said he has experienced this first hand.
He said chief district officers (CDOs) who are government officials tasked with distributing aid and keeping order in an area, have been keeping hold of donations, enough for the whole of the Dhading district, which is one of the worst hit remote areas of Nepal.
It has a population of 336,000 and covers an area of 744 square miles.
Speaking from Pokhara in central Nepal, Mr Gurung, whose family still live in Morden, said: "The CDO, the district in charge, said they will collect all the goods and distribute, but they are not doing that.
"I went to the CDO office and there is plenty of stuff, enough for the whole Dhading district but they are not being delivered."
Mr Gurung said he tried to personally distribute the life-saving items but he was stopped by officials who wouldn’t give him a reason why.
He said he had met people in the remote villages who were travelling to small towns nearby on foot because they had not received any government or aid agency help, five days after an estimated 5,500 people were killed.
Mr Gurung and a team of friends including six doctors and six nurses made the 61 mile journey to Dhading yesterday with a fully-loaded van from Pokhara because they wanted to help.
They are hoping to travel to another village called Ri to see if the situation is any different there.
He said: "The sad part is I have so many goodies sent from the UK, but they are all stuck at the airport.
"The official says I have to pay tax to collect the goods," said Mr Gurung, who lived in Green Lane before moving back to his native Nepal last year.
He has raised £390 so far in donations from friends directly into his own bank account, which he has used to buy food and blankets to give to those in need.
He said instead of paying high taxes on the goods sent over by air, he could use that money to pay for more blankets, clean water and dry food for villagers which are desperately needed.
Mr Gurung’s proud parents still live in Morden. His father Suresh Gurung is a bus driver and his mother works at a spa in Wimbledon.
The community in Merton have rallied around since news of the devastation broke. South London Nepalese Gurkha Association and Children of Gurkhas have launched appeals for donations.
A website www.goteamcog.com launched yesterday has information on how to donate items and money.
The Disaster Emergency Committee (DEC) has also started an appeal for donations. Visit www.dec.org.uk to donate.
The Foreign Office has advised that any British Nationals in need of consular assistance call 020 7008 0000 or text NEPAL to +447860 010 026.
The Wimbledon Guardian contacted the Nepalese Embassy for a comment but it is yet to respond.
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