HETAUDA, MAY 31

The government's announcement that it will bring Hetauda garment factory into operation has elated the locals here. The factory was closed for two decades.

Tabling the budget for the fiscal year 2022-23 on Sunday, Finance Minister Janardan Sharma had announced that the closed garment factory would be brought into operation again. Minister Sharma further stated that public officials should wear the clothes made of fabric produced in the country.

Hetauda Industrial Estate Chief Rajendra Kandel said the government's decision to resume the closed industry was a positive move. He argued that the factory was closed although it was not in a sorry state. Currently, there is an armed police post at the factory site.

Similarly, Prof Lalit Karna from the Institute of Forestry at Hetauda observed that the budget brought on Sunday had covered various sectors and importantly, it announced that Hetauda garment factory would be brought into operation again. Resumption of this industry was a current need and the budget addressed it, he added.

Prof Karna also argued that the government plan to resume Hetauda garment factory had made Hetadua people happy.

A version of this article appears in the print on June 01, 2022, of The Himalayan Times.