Natural disasters in Nepal have badly hit Durga idol makers in Siliguri. Sculptors in Siliguri did not get a single order from Nepal this year.
Every year, more than twenty Durga idols were sent to Nepal through the Panitanki border. Idol makers in Kumartoli are very sad because no puja committees came to book idols this time.
Landslides, heavy rain, and floods in Nepal disturbed normal life and business. Many puja committees in Nepal are not celebrating on a large scale this year due to the bad situation.
Sculptor Dipak Pal said they usually earn good money from Nepal orders, but got zero orders this year. Another artisan, Ratan Pal, stated that rising raw material prices and zero orders from Nepal are making it very hard to earn daily wages.
