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A recent article explains why 24 out of 30 khukuri manufacturers in Eastern Nepal (Dharan region) have shut down this year. China was their largest export market, and Russia was their second largest.
Khukuri exports cut sharply due to highway blockage
by PRADIP MAYANGBO, DHARAN
The Kathmandu Post
Nearly two dozen workshops that specialise in making khukuris, popularly known as Gurkha knives, have been shut down in the eastern region due to the closure of the Nepal-China trade route... China has been a major market for Nepali khukuris for the last four years, and demand has been growing. Around 70 percent of the output s exported to the northern neighbour. Locals said they had not been able to ship their products to market after the April 25 earthquake blocked the highway to China. As exports to China have stopped completely, a large number of locals have been put out of their traditional job. Many people here eke out a living by selling khukuris... Of the total 30 khukuri manufacturing plants in the eastern region, only six are still operating. While most of the factories have shut down, those still operating are struggling to survive, said Deepak Bishwokarma... Dharan is the top producer of khukuris in the eastern region. There are half a dozen big and a dozen small factories here. Besides Dharan, these traditional knives are produced in Jhapa, Itahari, Dhankuta and Bhojpur...Traders said that after China, Russia was the second largest export market accounting for nearly 20 percent of khukuri exports. However, due to political tensions in Russia, exports have dropped to zero... Published: 14-10-2015 09:01
http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2015-10-14/khukuri-exports-cut-sharply-due-to-highway-blockage.html
Khukuri exports cut sharply due to highway blockage
by PRADIP MAYANGBO, DHARAN
The Kathmandu Post
Nearly two dozen workshops that specialise in making khukuris, popularly known as Gurkha knives, have been shut down in the eastern region due to the closure of the Nepal-China trade route... China has been a major market for Nepali khukuris for the last four years, and demand has been growing. Around 70 percent of the output s exported to the northern neighbour. Locals said they had not been able to ship their products to market after the April 25 earthquake blocked the highway to China. As exports to China have stopped completely, a large number of locals have been put out of their traditional job. Many people here eke out a living by selling khukuris... Of the total 30 khukuri manufacturing plants in the eastern region, only six are still operating. While most of the factories have shut down, those still operating are struggling to survive, said Deepak Bishwokarma... Dharan is the top producer of khukuris in the eastern region. There are half a dozen big and a dozen small factories here. Besides Dharan, these traditional knives are produced in Jhapa, Itahari, Dhankuta and Bhojpur...Traders said that after China, Russia was the second largest export market accounting for nearly 20 percent of khukuri exports. However, due to political tensions in Russia, exports have dropped to zero... Published: 14-10-2015 09:01
http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2015-10-14/khukuri-exports-cut-sharply-due-to-highway-blockage.html
