Unseasonal Rain Damages Millions in Unfired Bricks Across Rautahat District

Rautahat. Unseasonal rain that fell last Friday and Saturday has damaged raw bricks worth millions of rupees at various brick kilns operating in Rautahat district. Bricks ready for firing had been prepared at more than 50 brick industries here.

According to Ram Binod Sah, Chairman of the Brick Industry Entrepreneurs Association, 50 brick industries operating in the district suffered damage due to the rain. Approximately 15 million raw bricks were destroyed across these industries. Since the average cost of each raw brick is more than three rupees, the total loss is estimated to be around 45 million rupees.

The unseasonal rain caused damage to 50 industries, including BK Brick Industry, Beer Brick Industry, Pooja Brick Industry, MBI Brick Industry, Sona Brick Industry, and Ramjanaki Brick Industry in the district. Sah, who is also the operator of SPL Brick Industry located in Garuda-5 Mahammadpur, complained that the unseasonal rain destroyed the raw bricks that the industry had prepared for drying in an open area.

Mohan Sah, a central member of the Brick Entrepreneurs Federation, demanded that an insurance system be arranged even for raw bricks. Operating Ramjanaki Brick Industry in Gujara-7, he stated that brick entrepreneurs are facing the prospect of displacement due to the unseasonal rains. He added that brick entrepreneurs would receive relief from such natural disasters if the government or the concerned body adopted an insurance system for raw bricks.

Premshankar Yadav, operator of Radha Krishna Brick Industry, complained that raw bricks worth millions of rupees were destroyed at his industry. He mentioned that the average cost to produce one raw brick, including soil, water, and labor, exceeds three rupees.

Although 160 brick industries are registered in the district, only 57 are currently in operation. The trend of closing brick industries has increased recently. Due to the lack of insurance for raw bricks, unseasonal rain also caused damage to brick industries last year.