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The country’s largest annual handicraft trade fair, Handicrafts Trade Fair 2015, that was schedule to open at Bhrikuti Mandap Exhibition Hall on November 26, had been postponed as the handicraft sector is facing difficulties over shortage of raw materials resulting from the agitation in the Tarai and trade embargo by India.
Exports have come to a complete halt, and handicraft makers have not been able to fulfil even domestic demand as they lack the necessary materials. The fuel crisis has also affected the production of handicrafts.
