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employments and help to earn foreign currencies.

Industrial Estates of Nepal
Some of the industrial estates of Nepal are Kathmandu, Jhapa, Ilam, Biratnagar,
Pokhara, Janakpur, Nepalgunj, Dhangadi, Sunsari, Pokhara, Nepalgunj,
Hetauda, Butwal, etc.
Mostly agro-based industries are established in Nepal. The raw materials are
supplied from agriculture. The pace of development of industries is very slow in
Nepal.

Problems of Industry

The industries are not well developed in Nepal because of the following reasons:

1. Urban centred industries
2. Lack of capital
3. Lack of skilled technology
4. Lack of advanced technology
5. Less diversification in production

6. Difficult topography
7. Lack of good market
8. Insecurity due to political instability and frequent band and strikes

Measures to solve the industrial problems
1. Good banking system to provide loan in low interest
2. Proper training centre should be established to produced skilled manpower.

3. Good network of transportation and communication
4. Effective industrial policy
5. Modernization in agriculture
6. Extension of markets
7. Political stability and good industrial policy

Key Words

textile : clothes
agro-based : based on agriculture

capital : money

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