In 1936 Nepal's first large scale industry, the Biratnagar Jute Mills, was set up in Biratnagar at cost of 160,000 Indian rupees[2], it is the largest jute mill in the country.[3] Today, the city has some of the largest industrial undertakings in the country. While taking a bus travel to Biratnagar from any other places, one can see a large number of industries on both sides of highway. Hundreds of small and medium sized industries operates freely including chemical, edible oil, steel, rice mill, liquor, soaps factories, among others, covering large portion of area that links Biratnagar with Itahari, a central transit point of eastern Nepal.
Lately, these medium and large sized factories are facing a hard time as a result of constant political upheaval in the country. Also it has been affected by "Madhesi movement", an uprising that the minority ethnic people in the Tarai have started against the regression and humiliation that they claim to have suffered for a long time, from the state, and " Pahades", people belonging to majority ethnic group.
Articles about closing:
http://www.peoplesreview.com.np/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=468:jute-mill-to-close-forever&catid=1:daily-update&Itemid=50
http://www.worldjute.com/jute_napal/news.html
A different strike in January:
http://www.fibre2fashion.com/news/jute-news/newsdetails.aspx?news_id=68111
http://www.labornepal.org/resources/news_clippings/displayone.asp?id=116
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