Chemical fertilizers have started coming to Nepal from Tatopani, a major trade gateway with China.
An official of the Tatopani Customs Office, Narad Gautam, said that 232 metric tonnes of urea manure had entered through the Tatopani checkpoint on Wednesday. Shilk Market was given the responsibility to import 10,000 metric tons of chemical fertilizer from China. Gautam said that the goods will be sent to the capital as soon as the report from the customs department is received today. Six months ago, after receiving the bid, Shilk had brought 1,500 metric tons of manure from China in the first consignment.
It is said that it will provide relief to the Nepali farmers who are facing a severe shortage of chemical fertilizers. The remaining 8,500 metric tonnes of manure has been brought, according to the Shilk Market.
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