Hetauda Cement Industry resumes production from today

Makawanpur, April 7: The Hetauda Cement Industry has resumed production of cement from today after a gap of nearly five months. 

It is said that cement production, which was halted due to lack of electricity required for the industry, has resumed with the supply of electricity. 

Officiating General Manager of the Industry, Nabin Kumar Karna, said that the industry needs eight megawatts of electricity per day to crush limestone.

Currently, 1,900 metric tonnes of coal required by the industry has been kept in stock. In the second phase, preparations are underway to procure about 4,000 metric tonnes of coal through the bidding process, Karna said.

The factory, established at Lamsure of Hetauda in 2033 BS, was inaugurated after a decade in 2043 BS. At that time, Rs 1.5 billion was invested in Hetauda Industry.

At present, 195 people are currently employed in the administrative, trade, accounts, store, technical and labour units of the Industry. 

Although the Industry has a capacity to produce 18,000 sacks of cement per day, it is currently producing only 12,000. (RSS)