February 24: Lalbandi agriculture wholesale bazaar management committee exported agricultural products worth over Rs 1 billion in seven months of the current fiscal year, 2022/23.

The committee at Lalbandi Municipality-7 exported agricultural produces worth Rs 1.06 billion between 17 July, 2022 and 12 February, 2023, committee manager Shambhu Ghimire said.

The exported agricultural products include tomato, eggplant, black-eyed bean, bottle gourd, bitter gourd, cucumber, cauliflower, cabbage, sponge gourd, green bean, lady finger, radish, green chili, carrot, lamb's quarter, pointed gourd, jackfruit, pumpkin, coriander, lemon, ginger, pea, onion and capsicum, among others.

The agricultural products produced mostly in Lalbandi, Hariwan, Haripur and Ishworpur in Sarlahi district were  exported to the places outside the district including Sindhuli, Ramechhap, Kathmandu, Pokhara, Butwal, Bhairahawa, Narayangadh, Nepalgunj, Hetauda, Birgunj, Gaur, Janakpur, Siraha, Biratnagar and Ithari among others, said the committee chair Toran Bahadur Magar.

 The foundation stone has been laid for a six-room building of the committee, which is under the purview of the federal government. The over Rs 5 million project will be completed within the current fiscal year, said Magar.