Brick Industry Entrepreneurs Face Crisis Due to Government Production Ban
Summary
Brick entrepreneurs say a government ban on brick firing before January 1 has triggered a crisis, raising prices, threatening jobs, and putting billions of rupees in investment at risk. Industry groups in Koshi Province have moved to challenge the decision, arguing it unfairly restricts production and benefits a powerful syndicate.
Key Points
- Brick entrepreneurs are opposing a government rule that bars brick firing until after Poush, saying it has created shortages and pushed prices up.
- Bhim Ghimire of AB Brick and Tile Industries Pvt. Ltd. and the Brick Industry Federation, Koshi Province, have sought repeal of the decision through administrative and legal channels.
- Entrepreneurs claim the restriction has threatened jobs, bank loans, and investment, while officials argue it was justified on environmental and worker-health grounds.
- The article says the controversial decision came from the 243rd meeting of the Industrial and Investment Promotion Board chaired by then Minister Damodar Bhandari.
