Phikkal Bazar
Phikkal Bazar फिक्कल बजार is a former Village Development Committee (VDC) and now part of Suryodaya Municipality in Ilam District in the Mechi Zone of eastern Nepal.
This is a business hub of eastern Ilam. This city is directly linked by road to Darjeeling a hilly city of India situated in 58 Kilometers distance. Tea leaf, processed tea, ginger, broomsticks, cardamom etc are the major trade items of this town. [1] Phikkal VDC was merged along with Kanyam and Panchakanya, Mechi together to form the new Municipality.[2] [3]
Phikkal has got weekly Haat on Tuesdays where local vendors and farmers gather to trade their products.
References
- ^ Ilam earns Rs 32 b through agriculture Karobar Daily
- ^ 72 new municipalities announced My Republica
- ^ Govt announces 72 new municipalities The Kathmandu Post