Nepali Lawmaker Suhang Nembang Raises Serious Concern Over India’s Obstruction of Nepali Tea Exports

Reviewing the summary of the news: Nepali Congress UML lawmaker Suhang Nembang has expressed serious concern over India’s obstruction of Nepali tea exports. Following the export disruption, 53 tea industries in Ilam have decided to halt production starting from 1st Ashar. Lawmaker Nembang has called for high-level diplomatic efforts through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Nepali Embassy in New Delhi to resume tea exports. Report dated 31st Jestha, Kathmandu.

UML lawmaker Suhang Nembang voiced deep concern about the recent obstruction in the sale and distribution of Nepali tea in the Indian market. On Sunday, he posted a detailed statement on Facebook expressing his worries regarding India’s restriction on Nepali tea exports. According to him, the 53 tea industries in the Ilam Suryauday region are unable to sell their production, warehouses are full, and farmers face difficulties receiving payment for purchased green leaves, prompting the industries to decide on shutting down from 1st Ashar, which is highly alarming.

He highlighted that in Suryauday Municipality alone, 2,995 farmers are engaged in tea farming, producing approximately 20 million kilograms of green leaves annually. The industrialists report that over 300,000 kilograms of tea are stuck in Indian warehouses, while more than 700,000 kilograms of processed tea remain piled up within Nepal’s factories. Nembang stated, “This crisis is not limited to numbers — farmers in Ilam anxiously watch the green leaves growing on their gardens. It is a serious situation when the market closes just as the harvest season arrives, after enduring fertilizers, hail, and sunlight throughout the year.”