A famed tea producer and agro-tourism entrepreneur of northern Morang's hilly hamlet of Jephale, Narayan Prashad Rai has passed away. He was 57.
According to Raju Khadka, a teacher and also a neighbor of Rai, he passed away due to a heart attack at Neuro Hospital in Biratnagar. He was diagnosed with COVID-19 and was undergoing treatment for heart ailment after testing negative nine days ago. He breathed his last at 4 pm yesterday. He will be creamed at Jephale tomorrow.
Rai is survived by his wife, a son, and a daughter.
Rai used to run the Matribhumi Tea State in 1999 covering an area of 800 ropani. He had switched to cash crops and the agro-tourism sector for the last two and half-decade. Besides China and India, he would export tea to select nations and consumers of Europe and America.
In his farmhouse at Jephale which officially falls in Kerabari Rural Municipality-2 of northern Morang district, a farm stay program was also running.
Rai was awardeee of President Best Farmer Award of 2071 BS. He is also a recipient of various awards and accolades at various exhibitions of organic tea producers.
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