The production of Mudha prepared at the Jail Office Chitwan has been stopped as it did not find a market. Production has been stopped here due to lack of sales in Mudha market, which is being produced daily.
Padam Bahadur, who has been serving a prison sentence for a long time, has been weaving mudha. Now that he has stopped selling, he has become a free man. He said that after the closure of this business, which made life easier for the prisoners, it would be difficult even to spend the day.
He said that although 90 to 100 people are required for this work daily, the work has been stopped for the past 15 days. He said, 'Muda, which was produced first, has not been able to go to the market yet. What will we do with other products?'' He informed that the work of weaving muda according to the demand is now being done in the prison.
Mudha Chitwan produced here is used to be sold in Kaski, Rupandehi, Kathmandu, Makwanpur, Nawalparasi and other districts, but now the production has been stopped due to low sales, according to the prison office.
Prem Prasad Subedi, who is working on the market management of mudha produced in the prison, said that it has been difficult to find a market since last January. Currently, there are 1,500 local and 400 special bags in the warehouse. He said, "Earlier, around 1,500 mudas were sold in a month. Now it is difficult to sell 400 mudha.
He said that with the expansion of the mudha market, even though such enterprises are operating in all prisons, the market may be shrinking. The information officer of the office, Chetanath Dhungana, said that if the mudha produced here does not get a market, it is difficult for the prisoner Vandi to spend the day.
He says that those who are used to working all day find it difficult to spend the day. He said that the prison administration is paying attention to the marketing of Mudha here. He mentioned that there will be a problem for the prisoners who are running the household expenses by weaving mudha.
There are currently 710 prisoners in the prison office in Chitwan. Among them, there are 42 women, 668 men and three dependent children. According to the prison office, this prison has the capacity to hold 35 female prisoners and 470 male prisoners.
