Gorkha. While edible salt is available in the market for Rs 30 to Rs 35 per kilogram, it costs up to Rs 200 in the remote villages of northern Gorkha. Due to the lack of road network access, Chumanubri Rural Municipality residents are compelled to buy daily necessities, including salt, at exorbitant prices due to high transportation costs.< p>
Salt Trading Corporation, which supplies edible salt in Nepal, has set the price of iodized salt at Rs 26 per kilogram, New Shakti salt at Rs 20, and Bhanu salt at Rs 9. However, in various settlements of Chumanubri Rural Municipality, located beyond the Himalayas, the price of iodized salt per packet ranges from Rs 60 to Rs 200. The more remote the village, the higher the price of salt.< p>
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