Hetauda Cement Industry to resume production from first week of April

BAGMATI: Hetauda Cement Industry, which has been closed for a long time, is going to resume production from the first week of April.

Acting General Manager of Hetauda Cement Industry, Engineer Nabin Kumar Karna, said that preparations are underway to start production after the maintenance of the machinery of the industry has been completed, raw materials needed for the industry are ensured and the employees agreed to work.

“It took some time to repair the machine as it was old and damaged. It is a machine installed at the time of the industry’s establishment and it had to be replaced with a new machine. But due to financial problems, it was not possible immediately and we got the machine repaired,” he said.

According to him, cement can be produced using the repaired machine and there is some stock of raw materials required for the operation of the industry while it has been ensured that some more will be brought.

“At present, we have around 100 tons of coal in stock. More coal is coming from tomorrow, so there is not much of a problem with raw materials,” said Acting General Manager Karna.

He said that the electricity problem the industry was facing would also be solved. “Talks have been held with Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) for regular power supply to run the industry. NEA has committed to provide regular electricity,” he added.

The industry management had stopped the production of cement from October 1, 2024 as it had to repair various equipment of the industry.

Due to the closure of the industry, the employees have not been able to get their salaries and allowances for the last three months.

The industry, which has a capacity to produce 16,000 sacks of cement per day, has been hit hard due to financial problems and other reasons.

The Hetauda Cement Industry was established at Lamsure of Hetauda in 1977 and it started production from 1987.