Shortage of Madal Craftsmen in Okhaldhunga Due to Lack of Raw Materials and Declining Demand

Okhaldhunga. Due to the lack of madal-making craftsmen, it has become difficult to find new madals in the local market of Okhaldhunga. At one time, craftsmen were very busy making madals during Tihar. To buy new madals and repair old ones. Nowadays, due to skilled craftsmen abandoning madal making, it has become difficult to find madals in the market.

It has become difficult to find the leather and wood needed to make madals. Craftsmen say that it is even more problematic to produce new madals as cutting wood in community forests is not allowed and leather is not easily available.