We proud of Hetauda with new industrial estate in Nepal

Hetauda as Industrial estate

Nepal government has began the process for the setting Hetauda as a new industrial area wiith facilitate of factories. This will help for the job for Nepalese for the creation of new Nepal.

It is statemented for the 210 bighas of land at Mayurdhapl, “To facilitate the process of setting up the industrial estate, a budget of Rs490 million has also been earmarked to prepare a detailed project report,” IDML Manager Nepal Bhusan Vaidya said. “It will take us around two years to prepare the report and build the infrastructure.”

Area used for Industry 

Hetauda saw its first industrial estate in 1963. The estate, which spreads on 2,829 ropanis of land, was built with the support of the US government. Around 63 enterprises are currently operating in the estate, creating jobs for over 2,400 people.

The new industrial estate will house around 100 enterprises. “The area selected by the government is appropriate to set up a new industrial estate, as it is not very far away from the highway. Also, electricity lines could be extended to this area easily,” Nabaraj Aryal, president of Makwanpur Association of Industries.

Impact of Industry 

Earlier, land, which used to cost around Rs200,000 per kattha, now is being traded for Rs800,000 to Rs1 million. “We are expecting prices to further go up once construction begins,” Dipak Khadka, a local, said.

The establishment of the new industrial estate is also expected to help in economic development of surrounding areas such as Churiyamai and Padam Pokhari.

As works to build a new industrial area have begun, land prices in the vicinity of the proposed estate have started rising. Currently, 10 industrial areas are operational in the country. These estates are located in Balaju, Patan, Hetauda, Dharan, Nepalgunj, Pokhara, Butwal, Bhaktapur, Birendranagar, Gajendrana-rayan Singh (Rajbiraj). Although land has been allocated for establishment of an industrial estate in Dhankuta as well, construction work is yet to begin.