Unseasonal Rains Cause Over NPR 60 Million Loss to Brick Industries in Mahottari

Mahottari. Unseasonal rains have caused losses exceeding NPR 60 million to the brick industries in Mahottari district.

According to Sanjay Chaudhary, Chairman of the Brick Industry Entrepreneurs Association Mahottari, bricks worth that amount, which were ready for firing, were completely destroyed across three dozen brick industries in the district due to the unseasonal rainfall that occurred last Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

Chaudhary stated that during the months of Magh, फाgun, and Chaitra, which are considered most favorable for brick production with minimal rain, all brick industries in the district had prepared and were drying bricks worth an investment of approximately 1.5 to 2 million to 2.2 million units, ready for firing, when the sudden rain caused losses amounting to millions.

Harinarayan Yadav, operator of New Baba Brick Industry located in Aurahi Municipality-2, complained of a financial crisis after the sudden rain washed away all the bricks that had been prepared for firing, representing the volume of bricks meant for sale throughout the year.

Ram Babu Chaudhary, operator of New Mithila Brick Industry in Aurahi-7, said that the sudden heavy rainfall washed away the hard work and investment of the brick entrepreneurs, as the raw bricks prepared through strenuous effort and millions in investment were destroyed while drying for firing.

It is reported that the unseasonal rainfall caused minimum losses of NPR 800,000 to a maximum of NPR 2.2 million across the three dozen brick industries in the district.