Simkot- Five rural municipalities in Humla district have no chief administrative officer since the third week of January. The post of chief administrative officer is lying vacant at Simkot, Sarkegad, Chankheli, Adanchuli and Tanjakot rural municipalities in the district. The officers assigned by the government have not arrived here yet. The absence of significant officers has badly affected daily activities, putting service seekers at the receiving end. The winter municipal assembly has also been delayed. Adanchuli rural municipality had decided to hold its assembly on February 9, but had to postpone later due to not having the administrative officer, according to rural municipality chair, Mohan Bikram Singh. “For not having administrative officer in place, the activities ranging from daily services to development projects were halted in the rural municipality,” he said, adding that payments for various projects were also pending in absence of the executive. The delayed payment also causes delay in implementation of projects. —-