156 New industries registered in Kailali in first quarter

Attaria: A total of 156 new industries have been registered at the Cottage and Small Industries Office in Dhangadhi during the first three months of the current fiscal year.

According to the office, 32 manufacturing industries, 50 agricultural industries, and 74 service industries were registered during this period. With these additions, the total number of registered cottage and small industries in the district has reached 16,260. In the same period, 200 commercial firms were registered under local trade.

The office also reported collecting Rs. 3,991,699 in revenue during the first quarter of the current fiscal year, compared to Rs. 16,397,000 collected in the previous fiscal year.