PARSA: Food items worth Rs 8.77 billion have been imported through the Birgunj border point during the first five months of the current fiscal year.
According to the Birgunj Customs Office, a total of 183,149,808 kilograms of 17 different food items were imported during the period. Information Officer Udaya Singh Bista said that food imports during the first five months of the current fiscal year increased by 14 percent compared to the same period of the previous fiscal year.
Among the imported items, paddy accounted for imports worth Rs 3.85 billion, while maize imports stood at Rs 2.96 billion during the five-month period. Similarly, rice worth Rs 1.31 billion and malt worth Rs 250 million were imported through the border point.
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