The Hetauda Cement Factory that remained closed for the past two months resumed production this morning. The Factory has also started producing clinkers, it has been learnt. The Factory was closed after some equipment at its oven broke down and due to a lack of coal, said the Factory management.

The Factory has imported quality coal from India, Indonesia and Bhutan after calling for bidding, said the Factory’s General Manager Basanta Raj Pandey.

So far, 1,800 metric tons of coal has been supplied in the first and second installments, adding that remaining 1,200 metric tonnes will be imported within one month. Meanwhile, the government-owned cement Factory has incurred a loss of over Rs 111 million by the end of the current fiscal year, 2022/23. So far, it has incurred a total loss of Rs 900 million, said the management.