Pashmina Factory Partially Re-opens

A little good news with regards to the production of pashminas.

The pashmina factory in Kathmandu has re-opened yesterday.

The Maoist government of Nepal has finally lifted some of the insane restrictions on businesses.

However only 9 of the 70 employees have managed to get to work. 

The rest are stuck in their home towns and villages due to the government restrictions.

They will come back to work as soon as they are allowed and are able to get there.

Some context on COVID-19 in Nepal

So far there have been 75 positive identifications of COVID-19 in Nepal (population 28million)

Either the Nepalese government have been incredibly successful in squashing the virus, or they have lifted restrictions before the virus has really got going, or maybe the restrictions were pointless harm.

Post Earthquake Cashmere Factory Images

After last years earthquake in Kathmandu, we had to relocate the factory. Lucky the earthquake was ona Stuarday when no-one was working.

Here are some pictures of the new factory.

We have visited Kathmandu many times and it's great to see such a happy team of people who have all worked together for such a long time.

To buy pashminas and cashmere knitwear, please see our website www.mypashmina.co.uk