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Kathmandu, 13 October: In response to Nepal Bottled Water Industry Association’s decision to increase the price of jar water beginning October 4, the Department of Commerce, Supply and Consumer Protection Management has warned of stern actions to businesspeople selling water in high price.

In a meeting with the government officials and businesspeople held today an agreement has been made not to hike the price of bottled water for now. The Department said that the decision was taken until further decision over a complaint filed at the parliamentary committee regarding the price increment of the drinking water. The government officials and businesspeople have also agreed to immediately issue a public notice to withdraw the recently increased price of the drinking water.

People’s News Monitoring Service