Nepal

Government to book business people for selling bottled water at high price

KathmanduPati October 13, 2020

KATHMANDU : The Department of Commerce, Supply and Consumer Protection Management has held talks with business people after the latter hiked the price of bottled water.

As per discussions with the business people, an agreement has been made not to hike the price of bottled water.Government officials and business people have agreed to immediately issue a public notice to withdraw the recently-increased price of the drinking water, Department’s Information Officer Rabindra Acharya said.

Earlier, the Nepal Bottled Water Industry Association had decided to increase the price of jar water from October 4.
Acharya said, “We will continue regular market monitoring. We will book if the price hike was not withdrawn. We will lodge case on black marketing by immediately arresting them if the processed water was not sold in the previous rate.”