Nepali woodworkers suffer as Indian carpenters swamp market

Indian carpenters cross the border on bicycles early in the morning and visit the under-construction houses, hotels and corporate offices to make furniture items. They then return home in the evening after finishing their work.

Bishnu Bhandari, proprietor of Subha Lakshmi Furniture Industry, used to sell furniture worth Rs10 million annually until two years ago. He had employed 26 workers in the factory.